Hansa
a company or guild of merchants in a northern European medieval town.
a fee paid to a merchant guild by a new member.
Also called Hansa town, Hansetown. a town that is a member of the Hanseatic League.
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How to use Hansa in a sentence
But Hansa proved herself a merry little maid, who, after all, did not care for such trifles.
St. Nicholas, Vol. 5, No. 5, March, 1878 | Various"We have no room for two girls here," said Olaf, and he gave poor Hansa a very rough push.
St. Nicholas, Vol. 5, No. 5, March, 1878 | VariousThe Spaniards who had arrived on board the Hansa consisted of nine men and a lad of twelve years of age, named Pablo.
Off on a Comet | Jules VerneThe steelyard was committed to the keeping of Ben Zoof, and the visitors prepared to quit the Hansa.
Off on a Comet | Jules VerneA quarter of an hour later, the visitors to the Hansa had reassembled in the common hall of Nina's Hive.
Off on a Comet | Jules Verne
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