how to pronounce hanse

/ˈhanzə/

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hanse is pronounced in two syllables

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An example use of hanse in a speech by a native speaker of standard german:

“… das hanse center im landkreis rostock …”

meanings of hanse

noun:

A kind of commercial, and sometimes military, confederation of cities in the later Middle Ages; in particular the Hanseatic League of northern Germany.
Any similar confederation based first and foremost on commercial interests.

hanse frequency in german - C2+ level of CEFR

the word hanse occurs in german on average 0.5 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2+ level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.