/ˈhɛs/ or /ˈhɛsi/ (HES or HES-ee)

Definitions

1. noun

A former German state (now part of Hesse-Darmstadt and Hesse-Nassau in the Land of Hesse) that existed from the 13th century to 1806 and was a major power in the Holy Roman Empire.

“The Hesse region is a historic and culturally rich area of Germany.”