Hanse

American

[hans] / hæns /

noun

Hansa.

Hanse British

/ ˈhænsə, hæns, -zə /

noun

a medieval guild of merchants
a fee paid by the new members of a medieval trading guild
1. another name for the Hanseatic League
2. ( 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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For Hanse, that trove has been an invaluable resource when he has worked on courses such as Merion and Aronimink.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 14, 2026

Gil Hanse used rare aerial photographs by Colonel J. Victor Dallin to restore Aronimink Golf Club to its original 1920s design.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 14, 2026

Architecturally, the hole has been tweaked for 2025 by renowned course designer and renovator Gil Hanse.

From BBC • Jun. 11, 2025

As for restoring the course, Hanse relied heavily on a program from the 1941 U.S.

From Seattle Times • May 22, 2024

The manner of living in this City is different from that of all the Hanse Towns.

From The Memoirs of Charles-Lewis, Baron de Pollnitz, Volume I Being the Observations He Made in His Late Travels from Prussia thro' Germany, Italy, France, Flanders, Holland, England, &C. in Letters to His Friend. Discovering Not Only the Present State of the Chief Cities and Towns; but the Characters of the Principal Persons at the Several Courts. by P?llnitz, Karl Ludwig von

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