NOUN
- a commercial and defensive confederation of free cities in northern Germany and surrounding areas; formed in 1241 and most influential in the 14th century when it included over 100 towns and functioned as an independent political power; the last official assembly was held in 1669
How To Use Hanseatic League In A Sentence
- In the 13th century, an alliance of Northern European towns called the Hanseatic League created what historian Fernand Braudel called a "common civilization created by trading. The New World Order
- Founded in the 12th century, the city exudes an independent air, likely a product of its maritime heritage as a major Baltic port and its centuries-long status as a free city-state governed not by royalty but by wealthy merchants who helped found the powerful economic alliance known as the Hanseatic League. Thestar.com - Home Page
- To add diversity and uniqueness to the game, the Hanseatic League does wonders.
- Seed is the only person I’ve heard use the phrase Hanseatic League since I was in high school. Cocktails of the Past
- The main beneficiaries of the arrangements were the Hanseatic League cities and their Hanse merchants (which/who controlled the trade), and the Danish crown (which controlled the "tollbooth" at the straits). RedState
- That would be a new kind of Hanseatic League, yoking the booming cities of Tacoma, Bremerton, and Olympia. Crosscut
