Dutch edit

Etymology edit

From stad (city, town) +‎ -en- +‎ Hanze (Hanseatic League), calque of German Städtehanse.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˈsteː.də(n)ˌɦɑn.zə/
  • Hyphenation: Ste‧den‧han‧ze

Proper noun edit

Stedenhanze f

  1. Hanseatic League of Cities (loose association of the governments of towns and cities aligned with the Hanseatic League) [from ca. 1910]