hansa
ハンサ
解説 Definition
中世ヨーロッパの北ドイツの商人ギルド。ハンザ同盟として北欧の貿易を支配した。
The Hansa was the medieval commercial association of northern German merchants and trading cities that became especially powerful around the Baltic and North Seas. The name is often used in connection with the Hanseatic League.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
Hansa はもともと「集団・隊商」を表す語に由来し、中世北欧の商人や都市の結び付きを指す。単独の商人ではなく、交易のための組合・同盟を思い浮かべ、Hansa merchants、Hansa trading posts、Hanseatic League の連鎖で覚える。固有名詞では大文字で書かれる。
Picture a network of medieval merchants, ports, and trading cities rather than a single state. The useful memory chain is Hansa merchants, Hansa trading posts, and the Hanseatic League. Hamburg and Lübeck can serve as geographical anchors, while Baltic trade supplies the typical historical setting. The related adjective is Hanseatic, as in “Hanseatic city” or “Hanseatic merchant.” Hansa is a historical proper name and is normally capitalized when it refers to this commercial association.
例文
The Hansa merchants controlled much of the Baltic trade during the Middle Ages.
ハンサ商人は中世バルト海貿易の大部分を支配しました。
The Hansa league was a powerful economic and political force in Europe.
ハンサ同盟はヨーロッパの強力な経済的および政治的力でした。
Major cities like Hamburg and Lubeck were important Hansa trading posts.
ハンブルクやリューベックなどの主要都市は重要なハンサ交易所でした。
hansa の類義語・関連語
hansa の語源・成り立ち Etymology
古高ドイツ語 hansa（集団・隊商）に由来し、中世の商人組合を意味した。13〜17世紀に北欧・バルト海沿岸の都市が結成したハンザ同盟（Hanseatic League）で広く知られる。関連語: Hanseatic（ハンザ同盟の）。
Hansa comes from an Old High German word meaning a group, company, or band, and it was later applied to associations of merchants. The term became especially connected with the commercial network of northern European towns active from the Middle Ages into the early modern period. English Hanseatic is the related adjective, most familiar in the expression Hanseatic League. As a historical name, Hansa is generally written with a capital letter.
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