Hanseatic League
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
• Hypernyms:
confederation, confederacy, federation
• Member Meronyms:
Bergen, Bremen, Dortmund, Cologne, Koln,
Halle, Halle-an-der-Saale, Hamburg, Hannover, Hanover, Lubeck,
Rostock, Bruges, City of Bridges, Gdansk, Danzig, Tartu,
Riga, capital of Latvia, Klaipeda, Memel
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