Hanze

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch hanse, from Old Dutch hansa, from Proto-West Germanic *hansu, from Proto-Germanic *hansō. Equivalent to hanze (“merchants' guild”) turned into a proper noun.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɦɑn.zə/

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• Hyphenation: Han‧ze

Proper noun

Hanze f

1. (history) Hanseatic League (trading network and interest group of the northern Holy Roman Empire and nearby lands)

Derived terms

• Hanzeatisch
• Hanzedag
• Hanzestad
• Hanzisch
• Stedenhanze
• verhanzing