Term: hanseatic league: a commercial and defensive confederation of free cities in northern Germany and surrounding areas; formed in 1241 and most influential in the 14th century when it included over 100 towns and functioned as an independent political power; the last official assembly was held in 1669
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Candidate hypernym: hauler: a haulage contractor → 0
Candidate hypernym: genus amphiuma: congo snakes → 0
Candidate hypernym: dance: an artistic form of nonverbal communication → 0
Candidate hypernym: dogfight: a fiercely disputed contest → 0
Candidate hypernym: mimosa: a mixed drink containing champagne and orange juice → 0
Candidate hypernym: shrew mole: slender mole having a long snout and tail → 0
Candidate hypernym: drop forge: device for making large forgings → 0
Candidate hypernym: spice cookie: cookie flavored with spices → 0
Candidate hypernym: lupine: any plant of the genus Lupinus; bearing erect spikes of usually purplish-blue flowers → 0
Candidate hypernym: elaeagnaceae: shrubs or small trees often armed → 0