Hesse

American  

[hes-uh, hes] / ˈhɛs ə, hɛs /

noun

1. Hermann 1877–1962, German novelist and poet: Nobel Prize 1946.

2. German Hessen.  a state in central Germany. 8,150 sq. mi. (21,110 sq. km). Wiesbaden.

---

Hesse ¹ British  

/ hɛs /

noun

1. German name: Hessen.  a state of central Germany, formed in 1945 from the former Prussian province of Hesse-Nassau and part of the former state of Hesse; part of West Germany until 1990. Capital: Wiesbaden. Pop: 6 089 000 (2003 est). Area: 21 111 sq km (8151 sq miles)

---

Hesse ² British  

/ hɛs, ˈhɛsə /

noun

1. Hermann (ˈhɛrman). 1877–1962, German novelist, short-story writer, and poet. His novels include Der Steppenwolf (1927) and Das Glasperlenspiel (1943): Nobel prize for literature 1946

---

Example Sentences

See Examples For:

Hesse

She dated artist Joseph Cornell and befriended other artists such as Donald Judd and Eva Hesse.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 27, 2026

Police on Wednesday also searched buildings in Berlin and the western state of Hesse as part of investigations into two other groups, "Generation Islam" and "Realitaet Islam".

From Barron's ● Nov. 5, 2025

This year, Ben Proudfoot’s “The Eyes of Ghana,” a portrait of African cinematographer Chris Hesse, will have its world premiere.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 4, 2025

They added that the arrests took place in the western German states of Hesse and North-Rhine-Westphalia.

From BBC ● Apr. 22, 2024

Papin became increasingly discontented in Hesse, where the landgrave failed to give his researches the support he felt they warranted, and so he determined to return to England.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton