Hansa
Americannoun
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a company or guild of merchants in a northern European medieval town.
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a fee paid to a merchant guild by a new member.
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Also called Hansa town,. Also called Hansetown. a town that is a member of the 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
Example Sentences
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He started with local club Dynamo Dresden as a youth before joining Monchengladbach's academy, playing for their second team before his move to Hansa.
From BBC ● Feb. 2, 2026
The 23 containers arrived in Manila aboard the MV Hansa Augsburg in late September after Indonesian authorities "rejected and reexported" them after discovering traces of radioactive Caesium-137.
From Barron's ● Jan. 14, 2026
In 2001, Woodland Park Zoo was in its 80th year of proudly keeping elephants and hosted international festivities celebrating new calf Hansa, the first elephant born in Washington state.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 16, 2021
Guide and curator Bettina Güldner takes me to the Hansa blocks to highlight Bauhaus’s radical social value.
From The Guardian ● Mar. 16, 2019
Sitting opposite is Hansa, a large vessel also aflurry with activity and preparation.
From "Salt to the Sea" by Ruta Sepetys
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