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Hansa

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[han-suh, -zuh] / ˈhæn sə, -zə /

noun

  1. a company or guild of merchants in a northern European medieval town.

  2. a fee paid to a merchant guild by a new member.

  3. Also called Hansa town,.  Also called Hansetown.  a town that is a member of the Hanseatic League.

  4. Hanseatic League.

Etymology

Origin of Hansa

< Medieval Latin; replacing Middle English hans, hanze < Middle Low German hanse; cognate with Old English hōs, Old High German, Gothic hansa company

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