Hanseatic League
Hanseatic League proper noun: the commercial and military alliance of Low German merchant guilds and privileged market towns which dominated trade along the coasts of northern Europe from the mid-12th to mid-17th centuries.
Proper noun
the Hanseatic League
- The commercial and military alliance of Low German merchant guilds and privileged market towns which dominated trade along the coasts of northern Europe from the mid-12th to mid-17th centuries.
- Only for a brief two centuries in the Middle Ages did a Baltic community coalesce, under the Hanseatic League of prosperous cities that valued trade over plunder.1989 May, Priit J. Vesilind, “The Baltic: Arena of Power”, in National Geographic, volume 175, number 5, page 605
Hanseatic League meaning in Persian
Hanseatic League in Persian
- former commercial and military alliance
- هانزا hânzâ
Synonyms of Hanseatic League
Origin of Hanseatic League
From Hanseatic + league.
Questions about Hanseatic League
- What does Hanseatic League mean?
- Hanseatic League means the commercial and military alliance of Low German merchant guilds and privileged market towns which dominated trade along the coasts of northern Europe from the mid-12th to mid-17th centuries.
- What is Hanseatic League in Persian?
- Hanseatic League in Persian is هانزا (hânzâ). See Hanseatic League meaning in Persian.
- What part of speech is Hanseatic League?
- Hanseatic League is a proper noun.
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