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
Broader: confederation: a union of political organizations | Unrelated: back porch: a porch for the back door
Broader: confederation: a union of political organizations | Unrelated: hair coloring: coloring of the hair
Broader: confederation: a union of political organizations | Unrelated: resonance: an excited state of a stable particle causing a sharp maximum in the probability of absorption of electromagnetic radiation
Broader: confederation: a union of political organizations | Unrelated: dictyopterous insect: cockroaches and mantids
Broader: confederation: a union of political organizations | Unrelated: drill rig: rig used in drilling for oil or gas
Broader: confederation: a union of political organizations | Unrelated: new world blackbird: any bird of the family Icteridae whose male is black or predominantly black
Broader: confederation: a union of political organizations | Unrelated: corn dab: small oval cake of corn bread baked or fried (chiefly southern)
Broader: confederation: a union of political organizations | Unrelated: cataphyll: a reduced or scarcely developed leaf at the start of a plant's life (i.e., cotyledons) or in the early stages of leaf development
Broader: confederation: a union of political organizations | Unrelated: crammer: a special school where students are crammed
Broader: confederation: a union of political organizations | Unrelated: spearmint oil: an aromatic oil obtained from the spearmint plant