Hessian.
Of, from or relating to the state of Hesse, Germany.
Meaning & usage
Of, from or relating to the state of Hesse, Germany.
Of or relating to the German mathematician Otto Hesse (1811–1874).
Where this word comes from
From Hesse + -ian. Doublet of hessian.
A native or inhabitant of the state of Hesse, Germany.
A mercenary soldier, especially a German one who fought with the British in the American Revolutionary War.
Ellipsis of Hessian boot.
Ellipsis of Hessian cloth or Hessian fabric (“burlap, jute”).
Ellipsis of Hessian matrix.
Where this word comes from
From Hesse + -ian. Doublet of hessian.
The Rhine Franconian dialect spoken in Hesse.
Where this word comes from
From Hesse + -ian. Doublet of hessian.
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