Why is it die Hanse?

Hanse ends in -e, and most nouns ending in -e are feminine: in a German dictionary, 79% of them take die.

All nouns ending in -e
Sense 1
die

Meaning

[1] History: Federation of German cities in the Middle Ages to promote their interests, especially trade

[1] Geschichte: Bund deutscher Städte im Mittelalter zur Förderung ihrer Interessen, vor allem des Handels

Examples

[1] The Hanseatic

[1] Die Hanse war vor allem im Ostseeraum aktiv.

[1] The heyday of the Hanseatic League started in the second half of the 14th and ended in the 15th century.

[1] Die Blütezeit der Hanse begann in der zweiten Hälfte des 14. und endete im 15. Jahrhundert.
More source examples (1)

These dictionary examples can include historical and less common uses.

[1] "You eat well with the Hanseatic League and drink the warm southern red ponder like your own cool beer" "

[1] „Sie essen überhaupt gut bei der Hanse und trinken behaglich den warmen südlichen Rotspon wie das eigene kühle Bier.“

Declension

1 Singular Plural
Nominativ die Hanse —
Genitiv der Hanse —
Dativ der Hanse —
Akkusativ die Hanse —

Pronunciation

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