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hanses

hanses is the plural of hanse.

Meaning of hanse

Noun (1)

hanse (plural hanses)

  1. (historical) The guildhall of a Hanse.
    Synonyms:
    guildhall, hanse-house
  2. (historical) A fee payable to the Hanse, particularly its entrance fee and the impost levied on non-members trading in its area.
    Synonyms:
    hansing, hansing-silver, hanse-penny, hanse-gild

Noun (2)

hanse (plural hanses)

  1. That part of an elliptical or many-centred arch which has the shorter radius and immediately adjoins the impost.
    • Now Workmen call each End of these Arches the Hanse, which Hanses are always the Arches of smaller Circles than the Scheme, which is the middle Part of these Arches, and consists of a Part of a larger Circle […]1736, Richard Neve, Neve's The city and country purchaser and builder's dictionary

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Noun capitalized: Hanses

Hanses

  1. (plural) plural of Hanse
  2. (plural) plural of Hans
  3. (historical) The Hanseatic cities or members taken collectively.

Questions about hanses

What does hanses mean?
Hanses means the Hanseatic cities or members taken collectively.
What is hanses the plural of?
Hanses is the plural of hanse.
What part of speech is hanses?
Hanses is a noun.

Words near hanses in the dictionary

  1. Hansenotics
  2. Hansensiasis
  3. Hanseong
  4. Hanser
  5. Hansers
  6. hanses
  7. Hansford
  8. Hansford County
  9. Hansfords
  10. hansgrave
  11. hansgraves

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