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Hansa

noun
Han·sa | \ˈhan(t)-sə, ˈhän-(ˌ)zä \
variants: or Hanse \ˈhan(t)s, ˈhän-zə \

Definition of Hansa 

1 : a league originally constituted of merchants of various free German cities dealing abroad in the medieval period and later of the cities themselves and organized to secure greater safety and privileges in trading

2 : a medieval merchant guild or trading association

Other Words from Hansa

Hanseatic \ˌhan(t)-sē-ˈa-tik \ noun or adjective

First Known Use of Hansa

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

History and Etymology for Hansa

Hansa from Medieval Latin, from Middle Low German hanse; Hanse from Middle English Hanze, from Anglo-French hanse, from Middle Low German

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