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hanse

 (hăns)
n.
A medieval merchant guild or trade association.

[Middle English, from Old French, from Middle Low German, from Old High German hansa, military troop.]

han′se·at′ic (hăn′sē-ăt′ĭk) adj.
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Hanse

(hæns) or

Hansa

n
1. (Historical Terms) a medieval guild of merchants
2. (Historical Terms) a fee paid by the new members of a medieval trading guild
3. (Historical Terms)
a. another name for the Hanseatic League
b. (as modifier): a Hanse town.
[C12: of Germanic origin; compare Old High German hansa, Old English hōs troop]
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Han•sa

(ˈhæn sə, -zə)

n.
1. a guild of merchants in a medieval town.
[1300–50; < Medieval Latin; replacing Middle English hans, hanze < Middle Low German hanse, c. Old English hōs, Old High German, Gothic hansa company]
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The new Hanse 548 admirably fulfils these functions, plus a whole lot more.
Verbindungen von der Wende zum Mittelalter bis zur FrAaAaAeA hen Neuzei wo jeder Forscher vielfAaAaAeAnltige und sehr beachtenswerte Belege des aktiv Handels zwischen der Deutschen Hanse und Russland finden kann, allen voran Nowgorod.
The duo then enlisted the expertise of Gil Hanse, the mastermind behind the new golf course in Rio de Janeiro for the 2016 Olympics.
Gil Hanse was chosen in 2012 to design the golf course for the return of the sport to Olympic competition after an absence of more than 100 years.
The 'treaty', an agreement between the English and Dutch governments concerning the Hanse cities of Lubeck, Bremen, and Hamburg, is 'secret' in that it does not appear in the authoritative index of British treaties nor in earlier lists, but it was wrongly described and dated by Grey, and has continued to be misdescribed ever since.
Southampton and Windermerebased Inspiration Marine has Scottish operations at Kip Marina in Inverkip, and Rhu Marina in Helensburgh, and is the largest dealer in the world for the Hanse Yacht Group in Germany, one of the two largest manufacturers of seagoing sailing yachts.
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