Hanseatic
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- noun
- /ˌhænziˈætɪk/
:
hanseático
Examples
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Years later, at the opposite end of the planet, I was aboard a German ecotourist ship, the 403-foot Hanseatic, crossing the Drake Passage from the Falkland Islands to South Georgia.
Academic text (2009) -
The museum displayed artifacts from the Hanseatic cities that flourished during the Middle Ages.
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Many teachers in the region are fascinated by the history of the Hanseatic merchants and their trade routes.
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He discovered that his ancestors were proud Hanseatic traders who played a significant role in European commerce.
Compounds
A group of northern European trading cities that worked together for trade and protection in the Middle Ages
Surface Forms
Etymology
Hanseatic as a noun originally meant a person who belonged to the hansa 'band' — a member of the Hanseatic League in the Middle Ages. That's why a Hanseatic was usually a merchant or a city resident tied to that trading network.