English · Idiom Historical

Hanse Towns

Preserved but no longer current.

Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

The maritime cities of Germany, which belonged to the Hanseatic League (q.v.).

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

thành phố biển của Đức, thuộc Liên minh Hanseatic

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Era: ca. 1898 (Victorian)

Sources & notes

Reproduced from Brewer’s Dictionary of Phrase and Fable (1898 edition, public domain; archive.org, retrieved 2026-07-31; OCR text, minor errors possible). Reflects the scholarship and attitudes of its era.

Topics: Historical slang (1800s)

Common questions

What does “Hanse Towns” mean?

The maritime cities of Germany, which belonged to the Hanseatic League (q.v.).

Is “Hanse Towns” formal or informal?

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