Meaning of HANSEATIC LEAGUE

WordNet Dictionary
	Definition:		[n]  a commercial and defensive confederation of free cities in northern Germany and surrounding areas; formed in the 13th century and most powerful in the 14th century
	See Also:		Bergen, Bruges, City of Bridges, Cologne, confederacy, confederation, Danzig, federation, Gdansk, Halle, Halle-an-der-Saale, Hamburg, Klaipeda, Koln, Lubeck, Memel, Rostock