Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hanseatic city

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.15 in modern English

Syllables: hanseat-ic c-i-ty
IPA

23

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

4

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A member city of the Hanseatic League.

noun

A former member city of the Hanseatic League.

Etymology

A calque of the German Hansestadt.

Origin

Source language: German

Word Breakdown

Root: Hansestadt

Inflected Forms

Hanseatic cities (plural)

Phrases

the Hanses

Frequently Paired Words

the Hanses

Synonyms

Hanse city Hanse town

Questions

What does hanseatic city mean?: A member city of the Hanseatic League.
Where does hanseatic city come from?: It is traced to German.

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