Hanseatic League

Meaning

Proper Noun

  • 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.

Related

Similar words

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

Origin

  • Hanseatic + league

Modern English dictionary

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