noun / adjective
hessian
Of the German region of Hesse or its people.
The museum displays Hessian uniforms from the American Revolution.
Etymology
The regional name supplies the adjective and inhabitant name. Hessian identifies a connection with Hesse, rather than any one historical occupation of its people.
More examples
- The festival celebrates Hessian food and folk music.
- Her research focuses on Hessian villages in the eighteenth century.
- Washington's troops captured hundreds of Hessians at Trenton.
Forms
Hessian · Hessians