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Hesse-Nassau

American  
[hes-nas-aw] / ˈhɛsˈnæs ɔ /

noun

  1. a former state in W Germany, now part of Hesse.


Hesse-Nassau British  

noun

  1. a former province of Prussia, now part of the state of Hesse, Germany

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Homburg now forms part of the Prussian province of Hesse-Nassau, and Meisenheim of the province of the Rhine.

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FRIEDRICHSDORF, a town of Germany, in the Prussian province of Hesse-Nassau, on the southern slope of the Taunus range, 3 m.

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BIEKKICH, a town of Germany, in the Prussian province of Hesse-Nassau, on the right bank of the Rhine, 3 m.

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