Hanseatic city

noun

A member city of the Hanseatic League.

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Hanse cityHanse town
OriginGerman Hansestadt →
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Meanings

nounHanseatic city (plural Hanseatic cities)

plural Hanseatic cities

  1. historicalA member city of the Hanseatic League.
  2. A former member city of the Hanseatic League.

Synonyms & antonyms

Similar
Hanse cityHanse town

Origin

  1. GermanHansestadt
  2. EnglishHanseatic city

A calque of the German Hansestadt.

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Translations

Danish hansestad
  • hansestadmember-city of the Hanseatic League
Dutch Hanzestad
  • Hanzestadmember-city of the Hanseatic League
Estonian hansalinn
  • hansalinnmember-city of the Hanseatic League
Finnish hansakaupunki
  • hansakaupunkimember-city of the Hanseatic League
French ville hanséatique
  • ville hanséatiquemember-city of the Hanseatic League
German Hansestadt
  • Hansestadtmember-city of the Hanseatic League
Hungarian Hanza-város
  • Hanza-városmember-city of the Hanseatic League
Irish cathair Hainseatach
  • cathair Hainseatachmember-city of the Hanseatic League
Russian ганзе́йский го́род
  • ганзе́йский го́род (ganzéjskij górod)member-city of the Hanseatic League
Swedish hansestad
  • hansestadmember-city of the Hanseatic League
Welsh cystlyndref
  • cystlyndrefmember-city of the Hanseatic League
Cite this entry
APA

Hanseatic city. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Hanseatic%20city

MLA

“Hanseatic city.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Hanseatic%20city. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Hanseatic city,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Hanseatic%20city.

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