hanseatic
/ˌhænsiˈætɪk/
adjective
- Relating to the Hanseatic League, a medieval commercial and defensive confederation of merchant guilds and market towns in northern Europe.
- Historians study the Hanseatic trade routes that connected Russia to Western Europe.
- The museum displayed Hanseatic coins and shipping documents from the 14th century.
- The Hanseatic cities of Lübeck, Hamburg, and Bremen still use the name in their official titles.