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10 Language-to-English DictionariesLiga hanseática
Pronunciation / Transliteration: ˈliɡɐ ɐ̃siˈatikɐ
"A Liga hanseática dominou o comércio no mar Báltico."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A commercial and defensive confederation of merchant guilds and market towns in northwestern and Central Europe dominant from the 13th to the 17th centuries.
"The Hanseatic League controlled maritime trade in the Baltic and North seas during the late Middle Ages." - 2
Used metaphorically to describe a modern economic alliance or cooperative network of trading cities.
"Several northern European nations formed a loose fiscal bloc sometimes referred to as a modern Hanseatic League."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from Middle Low German 'Hanse', meaning a guild, association, or company, combined with the English 'league'. The term historically refers to the medieval commercial and defensive confederation of merchant guilds and market towns in Central and Northern Europe from the 13th to the 17th centuries.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Hanseatic League" is said worldwide
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Ligue hanSÉAtique
Transliteration: liɡ ɑ̃seatik
Script: Ligue hanseatique
"La Ligue hanseatique dominait le commerce maritime."
Hanse
Transliteration: ˈhanzə
"Die Hanse war ein mächtiger Handelsbund im Mittelalter."
Lega anseatica
Transliteration: ˈleɡa anseˈatika
"La Lega anseatica controllava i commerci nel Mar Baltico."
Liga hanseática
Transliteration: ˈliɣa anseˈatika
"La Liga hanseática fue una confederación comercial."
Liga hanseática
Transliteration: ˈliɡɐ ɐ̃siˈatikɐ
"A Liga hanseática dominou o comércio no mar Báltico."
हाँसिएटिक लीग
Transliteration: hansietik lig
"हाँसिएटिक लीग मध्ययुगीन व्यापारिक संघ था।"
汉萨同盟
Transliteration: Hànshā tóngméng
"汉萨同盟控制了波罗的海的贸易。"
한자 동맹
Transliteration: Hanja dongmaeng
"한자 동맹은 중세 북유럽의 상업 동맹이었다."
ハンザ同盟
Transliteration: Hanza dōmei
"ハンザ同盟は北欧の貿易を支配した。"
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