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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While still in his 20s, he came to oversee a media and communications portfolio at the bank Manufacturers Hanover Trust, which is today part of JPMorgan Chase.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 30, 2026
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
The funding was led by Conifer Infrastructure Partners and Hanover.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 16, 2026
"This is not the first time he's been in one of the buildings," she told the county government's official podcast, Hear in Hanover, on Thursday.
From BBC • Dec. 12, 2025
All this is of some significance to me partly because I live in Hanover but mostly, I believe, because I live in the late twentieth century.
From "A Walk in the Woods" by Bill Bryson
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