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. the English spelling of Hannover

Example Sentences

After the incident, Goecke gave up his position as Hanover company’s ballet director “by mutual agreement.”

From New York Times

With the help of high-performance computers, the research team, which also includes Chris Lauber's working group from the Helmholtz Center for Infection Research in Hanover, has sifted through almost 300,000 data sets.

From Science Daily

Most campaigning efforts will be focused in New Hanover, Wake, Mecklenburg and Buncombe counties as part of its larger statewide strategy, Thompson said.

From Seattle Times

James Parker was 16 when he was part of a conspiracy with his best friend that resulted in the deaths of Half and Susanne Zantop in Hanover, New Hampshire.

From Seattle Times

Landa Mitchell, a 46-year-old old African American woman from Hanover, Maryland, flagged down the governor as he toured small business booths at a weekend boat show.

From Seattle Times