Hanseatic League
/ˌhænsɪˈætɪk/- a medieval association of north German cities, formed in 1241 and surviving until the 19th century. In the later Middle Ages it included over 100 towns and functioned as an independent political power.汉萨同盟(中世纪德国北部城市结成的同盟, 存在时间从1241年一直到19世纪; 到中世纪后期, 同盟成员包括100多个城市, 成为一支独立的政治力量)。
词源
Hanseatic from medieval Latin Hanseaticus, from hansa (see HANSE).