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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As Hanse sifted through archives, he soon made a surprising discovery: rare aerial photographs of Aronimink’s early days that diverged from old drawings of the grounds.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 14, 2026
Famed architect Donald Ross had called this course his masterpiece—now Hanse could see exactly what he meant.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 14, 2026
Hanse has also removed bunkers from the back right of the green.
From BBC • Jun. 11, 2025
“It’s been a crazy year for Colonial, obviously, but the restoration Gil Hanse and his team did, I mean it’s unbelievable how fast it came together,” Palmer said.
From Seattle Times • May 22, 2024
The splendour of the Hanse towns had faded.
From Pictures of German Life in the XVth XVIth and XVIIth Centuries, Vol. II. by Freytag, Gustav
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