Hanoverian
Americanadjective
noun
adjective
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of, relating to, or situated in Hannover
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of or relating to the princely house of Hanover or to the monarchs of England or their reigns from 1714 to 1901
noun
Etymology
Origin of Hanoverian
Example Sentences
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They had 15 children together, and George never took a mistress — the only Hanoverian king not to do so.
From Los Angeles Times • May 6, 2023
The death of Caroline, the wife of George II, brought about a musical addition to the royal funeral befitting the Hanoverian queen.
From New York Times • Sep. 13, 2022
In “The Adventure of the Hanoverian Vampires,” Sherlock Holmes battles the Undead, assisted by a small cat.
From Washington Post • Apr. 6, 2021
While George prided himself on being the first Hanoverian king born and bred in Britain, he feared an Englishwoman would have powerful court connections.
From Salon • Jun. 25, 2017
Hanoverian, han-o-vē′ri-an, adj. pertaining to Hanover, as of the brown rat, and the dynasty that came to the throne of England in 1714.—n. a supporter of the house of Hanover, as opposed to a Jacobite.
From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 2 of 4: E-M) by Various
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