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HANSEATIC LEAGUE [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2018-03-05
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Organizations, Administrative Units and Committees
- Foreign Trade
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- Hanseatic League
1, record 1, English, Hanseatic%20League
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- German Hanse 1, record 1, English, German%20Hanse
correct
- Hansa 1, record 1, English, Hansa
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Organization founded by north German towns and German merchant communities abroad to protect their mutual trading interests. The league dominated commercial activity in northern Europe from the 13th to the 15th century. 1, record 1, English, - Hanseatic%20League
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Organismes, unités administratives et comités
- Commerce extérieur
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- Ligue hanséatique
1, record 1, French, Ligue%20hans%C3%A9atique
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- Hanse 1, record 1, French, Hanse
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
La Hanse ou Ligue hanséatique prit naissance en 1241 par le traité formé entre Hambourg et Lubeck dans le but de protéger leur commerce contre les pirates de la Baltique et de défendre leurs franchises contre les princes voisins. 1, record 1, French, - Ligue%20hans%C3%A9atique
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Organismos, unidades administrativas y comités
- Comercio exterior
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- Liga Hanseática
1, record 1, Spanish, Liga%20Hanse%C3%A1tica
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
- Hansa 2, record 1, Spanish, Hansa
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
[...] la Liga Hanseática englobó a comerciantes de más de 30 ciudades alemanas, constituyendo sus hansas en ocho puertos ingleses (Lynn, Boston, Hull, York, Norwich, Ipswich; Yarmouth y Bristol), así como en Bergen, Noruega, y en Amberes, que entonces era una ciudad holandesa, consiguiendo controlar la mayor parte del tráfico mercante en ambas costas del mar del Norte. 1, record 1, Spanish, - Liga%20Hanse%C3%A1tica
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
[...] Hansa, antigua confederación de ciudades alemanas para seguridad y fomento de su comercio. 3, record 1, Spanish, - Liga%20Hanse%C3%A1tica
Record 2 - internal organization data 1994-02-07
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Psycho-, Socio- and Ethnolinguistics
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- Low German
1, record 2, English, Low%20German
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Spoken language of the lowlands of northern Germany. It developed from Old Saxon and the Middle Low German speech of the citizens of the Hanseatic League. 1, record 2, English, - Low%20German
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Psycho-, socio- et ethnolinguistique
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- bas-allemand
1, record 2, French, bas%2Dallemand
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Ensemble des dialectes germaniques qui étaient parlés dans la plaine d'Allemagne du Nord. 1, record 2, French, - bas%2Dallemand
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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