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hanseatic_league has definitions from the fields of politics,geography
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[ noun ] (politics,geography) a commercial and defensive confederation of free cities in northern Germany and surrounding areas; formed in the 13th century and most powerful in the 14th century

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confederation Hamburg halle Bruges Gdansk Riga Cologne lubeck rostock klaipeda tartu Bergen

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