Hanover
Americannoun
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a member of the royal family that ruled Great Britain under that name from 1714 to 1901.
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a former province in NW Germany; now a district in Lower Saxony. 14,944 sq. mi. (38,705 sq. km).
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a city in and the capital of Lower Saxony, in N central Germany.
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a city in S Pennsylvania.
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a town in SE Massachusetts.
noun
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a princely house of Germany (1692–1815), the head of which succeeded to the British throne as George I in 1714
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the royal house of Britain (1714–1901)
noun
Example Sentences
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In Hanover County, Virginia, the owner of a warehouse that ICE planned to buy backed out of the deal after local leaders and protesters opposed the plan.
From Slate • Apr. 27, 2026
Born in Hanover, West Germany, in 1954, Buchholz first played in the rock band Dawn Road, later joining Scorpions on 1974’s “Fly to the Rainbow” and cementing its most classic lineup.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 23, 2026
It fell 1% in the snacks division due to declines in third-party partner and contract brands, Snyder’s of Hanover pretzels, fresh bakery, Goldfish crackers and Cape Cod potato chips.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 9, 2025
The summer tournament will feature 16 national teams and be played across eight venues in Cologne, Dortmund, Dusseldorf, Frankfurt, Hanover, Leipzig, Munich and Wolfsburg.
From BBC • Dec. 3, 2025
“Mrs. Hanover was always correcting my grammar and pronunciation,” Miss Love told me.
From "Cold Sassy Tree" by Olive Ann Burns
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