Hanseatic League (n)

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type n
lex_filenum 14
def a commercial and defensive confederation of free cities in northern Germany and surrounding areas
def formed in 1241 and most influential in the 14th century when it included over 100 towns and functioned as an independent political power
def the last official assembly was held in 1669
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Hypernym confederation, confederacy, federation
Member meronym Bergen; Bremen; Dortmund; Cologne, Koln; Halle, Halle-an-der-Saale; Hamburg; Hannover, Hanover; Lubeck; Rostock; Bruges, City of Bridges; Gdansk, Danzig; Tartu; Riga, capital of Latvia; Klaipeda, Memel
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Hyponym confederation, confederacy, federation
Member holonym Bergen; Bremen; Dortmund; Cologne, Koln; Halle, Halle-an-der-Saale; Hamburg; Hannover, Hanover; Lubeck; Rostock; Bruges, City of Bridges; Gdansk, Danzig; Tartu; Riga, capital of Latvia; Klaipeda, Memel

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