Hanover

[ han-oh-ver ]

noun

1. a member of the royal family that ruled Great Britain under that name from 1714 to 1901.
2. a former province in NW Germany; now a district in Lower Saxony. 14,944 sq. mi. (38,705 sq. km).
3. a city in and the capital of Lower Saxony, in N central Germany.
4. a city in S Pennsylvania.
5. a town in SE Massachusetts.

Hanover

¹

/ ˈhænəʊvə /

noun

1. a princely house of Germany (1692–1815), the head of which succeeded to the British throne as George I in 1714
2. the royal house of Britain (1714–1901)

Hanover

²

/ ˈhænəʊvə /

noun

1. See Hannover
   the English spelling of Hannover

Example Sentences

He describes himself on a train platform in Hanover, spiteful and sexually frustrated, throwing coins on the floor.

From The Daily Beast

Tomorrow they will be visiting ancestral royal palaces in Hanover.

From The Daily Beast

Together with his wife, Rebecca Hanover, Ethan offers “Flourless (But Not Carb-less) Chocolate Cake.”

From The Daily Beast

And, at Hanover Square, there were no speeches, no barefoot sprint à la Michelle Obama.

From The Daily Beast

The opposite side, belonging to Hanover, is as flat and monotonous as the other is beautiful.

From Project Gutenberg

Having passed all the dangers, the ebb-tide very soon carried us out of the river into Hanover Bay.

From Project Gutenberg

The next morning (11th) we left Hanover Bay and steered out at the distance of a mile and a half from the western shore.

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Cuxhaven, a fortified town of Hanover, taken by storm, by the boats of a British squadron.

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Another considerable resource of popular appeal to the ministerial candidates was the alleged misdeeds of the new King of Hanover.

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