Hanse
Americannoun
noun
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a medieval guild of merchants
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a fee paid by the new members of a medieval trading guild
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another name for the Hanseatic League
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( as modifier )
a Hanse town
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Etymology
Origin of Hanse
C12: of Germanic origin; compare Old High German hansa, Old English hōs troop
Example Sentences
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Overseeing choreography of this danse bizarre was ballerina Catherine Littlefield; Mexican composer Carlos Chávez crafted the score.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 31, 2022
Aerialist Jessica Perry will perform to Debussy’s “Danse sacree et danse profane.”
From Seattle Times • Nov. 16, 2021
Written for the Isarphilharmonie, the work explored opposites of sound: the full might of the ensemble in a danse macabre versus a chamber group from just the principal strings.
From New York Times • Oct. 12, 2021
His body of work is a long danse macabre between fiction and reality.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2021
The Ferris Wheel was full of passengers, who watched with mounting concern as the funnel did its own danse du ventre across Jackson Park directly toward the Midway.
From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson
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