The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
HANSEATIC
Etymology
Adjective
Hanseatic (not comparable)
Of or pertaining to the German Hanse.
Source: Wiktionary
Han`se*at"ic, a.
Definition: Pertaining to the Hanse towns, or to their confederacy. Hanseatic league. See under 2d Hanse.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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