About The Word Hanse
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What's The Definition Of Hanse?Synonyms | Synonyms for Hanse: Related Terms | Find terms related to Hanse: See Also | Hanse In Webster's Dictionary \Hanse\, n. [Cf. F. anse handle, anse de panier surbased
arch, flat arch, vault, and E. haunch hip.] (Arch.)
That part of an elliptical or many-centered arch which has
the shorter radius and immediately adjoins the impost.
\Hanse\, n. [G. hanse, or F. hanse (from German), OHG. & Goth. hansa; akin to AS. h?s band, troop.] An association; a league or confederacy. {Hanse towns} (Hist.), certain commercial cities in Germany which associated themselves for the protection and enlarging of their commerce. The confederacy, called also {Hansa} and {Hanseatic league}, held its first diet in 1260, and was maintained for nearly four hundred years. At one time the league comprised eighty-five cities. Its remnants, L["u]beck, Hamburg, and Bremen, are {free cities}, and are still frequently called Hanse towns. |
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