Hessen is an English word. Below you'll find 10+ example sentences showing how it's used in practice.
Hessen in a sentence
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Hessen meaning
Alternative form of Hesse (state of Germany).
Using Hessen
- The main meaning on this page is: Alternative form of Hesse (state of Germany).
- In the example corpus, hessen often appears in combinations such as: of hessen.
Context around Hessen
- Average sentence length in these examples: 24 words
- Position in the sentence: 3 start, 7 middle, 1 end
- Sentence types: 11 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Hessen
- In this selection, "hessen" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 24 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, joseph, province, term, marburg, came and cassel stand out and add context to how "hessen" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include capitals of hessen from that and cities in hessen has a. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "hessen" sits close to words such as aadi, aayush and abbottabad, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with hessen
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Mass will be followed by dinner at St. Joseph – Hessen Cassel. (11 words)
Hessen was one of the more powerful second-tier principalities in Germany. (12 words)
Marburg (alongside Kassel ) was one of the capitals of Hessen from that time until about 1540. (16 words)
Culture The southern parts of Hesse were deeply influenced by the fact that they belonged to the Grand Duchy of Hessen, an independent state until 1871, while the northern region of what is today the State of Hessen came under strong Prussian influence. (43 words)
For Marburg, this turn of events was very positive, because Prussia decided to make Marburg its main administrative centre in this part of the new province Hessen-Nassau and to turn the University of Marburg into the regional academic centre. (40 words)
William Walker Rockwell, Die Doppelehe des Landgrafen Philipp von Hessen (Marburg, 1904), p. 280, n. 2 (copy at Google Books), which reports the number of wives allowed was two. (29 words)
Example sentences (11)
Culture The southern parts of Hesse were deeply influenced by the fact that they belonged to the Grand Duchy of Hessen, an independent state until 1871, while the northern region of what is today the State of Hessen came under strong Prussian influence.
Mass will be followed by dinner at St. Joseph – Hessen Cassel.
For Marburg, this turn of events was very positive, because Prussia decided to make Marburg its main administrative centre in this part of the new province Hessen-Nassau and to turn the University of Marburg into the regional academic centre.
Having been awarded town privileges in 1222, Marburg served as capital of the landgraviate of Hessen-Marburg during periods of the 15th to 17th centuries.
Hessen was one of the more powerful second-tier principalities in Germany.
However, Hessen operates representation offices in foreign countries such as the USA, China, Hungary, Cuba, Russia, Poland, and Iran.
Marburg (alongside Kassel ) was one of the capitals of Hessen from that time until about 1540.
Politics As a larger mid-sized city, Marburg, like six other such cities in Hessen, has a special status as compared to the other municipalities in the district.
The German term Hessen is used by the European Commission because their policy is to leave regional names untranslated (paragraphs 1.31 & 1.35).
The southern states ("Bundesländer"), especially Bayern, Baden-Württemberg and Hessen, are economically stronger than the northern states.
William Walker Rockwell, Die Doppelehe des Landgrafen Philipp von Hessen (Marburg, 1904), p. 280, n. 2 (copy at Google Books), which reports the number of wives allowed was two.
Common combinations with hessen
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- of hessen 3×