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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25 December 2024

UNAMBIGUOUS

(adjective) having or exhibiting a single clearly defined meaning; “As a horror, apartheid...is absolutely unambiguous”- Mario Vargas Llosa


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In 1884, Angelo Moriondo of Turin, Italy, demonstrated the first working example of an espresso machine.

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