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Noun: Hanseatic League
  1. A commercial and defensive confederation of free cities in northern Germany and surrounding areas; formed in 1241 and most influential in the 14th century when it included over 100 towns and functioned as an independent political power; the last official assembly was held in 1669

Type of: confederacy, confederation, federation

Encyclopedia: Hanseatic League

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