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
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"The colleagues from Hanover and I used various methods to isolate the particles from Ukrainian soil samples and attach them to tungsten electrodes," Weissenborn explains.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 23, 2026
For example, a major rail corridor between Berlin and Hanover will soon be shuttered for 14 months for rebuilding work.
From Barron's ● Oct. 2, 2026
It said the board is contemplating alternative uses for manufacturing plants in the German municipalities Emden, Zwickau, Hanover and Neckarsulm as current capacity surpasses demand by over 500,000 units.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 4, 2026
But along with other factories in Hanover and Neckarsulm, they are seen as expensive to run.
From BBC ● Jul. 13, 2026
“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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