Hanseatic League

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Proper noun

1. (historical) The commercial and military alliance of Low German merchant guilds and privileged market towns which dominated trade along the coasts of northern Europe from the mid-12th to mid-17th centuries.

Synonyms

• Hansa
• Hanse, Hanse association, Hanse league
• Hanses

Related terms

• Hanseatic city
• Hanse town, Hanse city

Translations

• French: Ligue hanséatique, Hanse
• German: Hanse
• Italian: Lega anseatica
• Russian: Га́нза

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