Of or relating to Hesse or its inhabitants.
n.
- A native or inhabitant of Hesse.
- A German mercenary in the British army in America during the Revolutionary War.
- A mercenary soldier.
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Hes·sian (hĕsh'ən) ![]() |
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(HESH-uhn)
adjective
1. A mercenary soldier or a ruffian.
2. Burlap.
Etymology
After Hesse, a state in central Germany. Sense 1 derives from the fact that Hessian mercenaries served in the British army in America during the American Revolution
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A Hessian matrix, in mathematics, is a matrix of second partial derivatives
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Dansk (Danish)
n. - hessian, sækkelærred, hesser, lejesoldat
Français (French)
n. - toile de jute
adj. - de jute
n. - toile de jute, Hessian, voyou
Deutsch (German)
n. - Sackleinen
adj. - hessisch
n. - Hesse (Einwohner Hessens)
Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - λινάτσα, καναβάτσο
adj. - από την 'Εσση
Italiano (Italian)
tela da sacchi, mercenario, abitante di Hesse
Português (Portuguese)
n. - hessiano (m)
adj. - hessiano
Русский (Russian)
житель Гессена, наемный солдат, гессиан, определитель Гессе
Español (Spanish)
n. - arpillera, mercenario, rufián
adj. - relativo al estado de Hesse o sus habitantes
n. - nativo del estado de Hesse
Svenska (Swedish)
n. - hessare, hessians, juteväv
adj. - hessisk
中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
打包麻布
中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 打包麻布
한국어 (Korean)
n. - 헤센 사람, 독일 병정, 돈만 아는 고용인, 올이 굵은 삼베
日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 麻布, ヘッセン人, 傭兵, ヘッセン人の傭兵, ヘシアンブーツ, 用心棒, おせっかい
adj. - ヘッセン州の, ヘッセン人の
עברית (Hebrew)
n. - אריג עבה, בד גס לשקים, בד יוטה, נעל גבוהה, יליד הסה בגרמניה
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