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HANSE TOWNS

\hˈans tˈa͡ʊnz], \hˈans tˈa‍ʊnz], \h_ˈa_n_s t_ˈaʊ_n_z]\

Definitions of HANSE TOWNS

1895 - Glossary of terms and phrases

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[O.H.G.] (Geog.) Towns of the Hanseatic League, for defence of commerce, formed in the thirteenth century ; the chief being Lubeck, Hamburg, and Brunswick. The two first and Bremen now constitute this league for hansa.

1895 - Glossary of terms and phrases
By Henry Percy Smith

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