/ Dictionary / Index E Essen: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: Es•sen Pronunciation: (es'un), [key] — n. a city in W Germany: the chief city of the Ruhr River valley. 623,000. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. See also: essen (Thesaurus) esse* essence Related Content Daily Word Quiz: neologism Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language