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Proper Noun

1. 1
   A habitational surname from German of German and Ashkenazi origin, denoting a person from Hesse.

   "The Hesses were an odd pair of counterculturalists. Karen Hess, born in Nebraska, was 59; […]"

2. 2
   An unincorporated community in Jackson County, Oklahoma, United States.

Synonyms

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dame myra hessvictor franz hesswalter rudolf hesswalther richard rudolf hess

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"The Hesses were an odd pair of counterculturalists. Karen Hess, born in Nebraska, was 59; […]"

Related phrases

jackson county

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