Hanseatic League - a commercial and defensive confederation of free cities in northern Germany and surrounding areas; formed in the 13th century and most powerful in the 14th century

city, metropolis, urban center - a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts; "Ancient Troy was a great city"

Deutschland, FRG, Germany, Federal Republic of Germany - a republic in central Europe; split into East German and West Germany after World War II and reunited in 1990