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Hansetown — /hans town /, n. Hansa (def. 3). [1565 75; HANSE + TOWN] … Useful english dictionary
Hansa — /han seuh, zeuh/, n. 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, Hansetown. a town that is a member of the Hanseatic League. 4. See… … Universalium
hansa — n. (also Hanse) 1 a a medieval guild of merchants. b the entrance fee to a guild. 2 (also Hanseatic League) a medieval political and commercial league of Germanic towns. Derivatives: Hanseatic adj. Etymology: MHG hanse, OHG, Goth. hansa company * … Useful english dictionary
