Hanover

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈhænəʊvə/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(han′ō vər)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
Han•o•ver  (han′ō vər),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. World Historya member of the royal family that ruled Great Britain under that name from 1714 to 1901.
  2. Place Namesa former province in NW Germany; now a district in Lower Saxony. 14,944 sq. mi. (38,705 sq. km).
  3. Place Namesa city in and the capital of Lower Saxony, in N central Germany. 495,300.
  4. Place Namesa city in S Pennsylvania. 14,890.
  5. Place Namesa town in SE Massachusetts. 11,358.
German, Han•no•ver  (hä nō′vər)USA pronunciation (for defs. 2, 3).
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
Hanover / ˈhænəʊvə/
  1. the English spelling of Hannover
Hanover / ˈhænəʊvə/
  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' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
Austro-Prussian War - George II - Hannover - Hanover Park - Hanoverian - Lower Saxony - Salzgitter - Schaumburg-Lippe - Sophia - pace

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