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Meaning of Hesse | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1
ˈhɛs

Definitions

  1. A state of modern Germany.
  2. A medieval principality and former duchy in Central Europe.
  3. A surname from German.

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Examples

“Since the reign of Charlemagne, this country is divided into High and Low Germany... the provinces of Lower Germany towards the north conſiſt of the Low Country of the Rhine, Triers, Cologn, Mentz, Weſtphalia, Heſſe, Brunſwic, Miſnia, Luſatia, High Saxony upon the Elbe, Low Saxony upon the Elbe, Mecklenburg, Lauenburg, Brandenburg, Magdeburg, and Pomerania.”

CEFR level

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This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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