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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The funding was led by Conifer Infrastructure Partners and Hanover.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 16, 2026
Details of stock-market performance by sector are available from the authoritative database compiled and maintained by Kenneth French, the legendary finance professor at Dartmouth College in Hanover, N.H.
From MarketWatch • Feb. 20, 2026
Specialist firearms officers were called to Rose Street, at the junction of Hanover Street, on Friday afternoon.
From BBC • Jan. 17, 2026
A number of rail services will still not be restored on Saturday, notably those linking Hamburg to Copenhagen, Amsterdam and Hanover.
From Barron's • Jan. 10, 2026
For good measure they are widening the street that leads up a short hill to the center of Hanover and its handsome, historic green.
From "A Walk in the Woods" by Bill Bryson
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