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

Capital expenditure for new building projects had also been reviewed, with construction of an £86m Central Teaching Lab, due to open on Upper Hanover Street in 2027, put on hold.

From BBC

"Hanover Park doesn't really have an economy to speak of," says Pastor Engel.

From BBC

Brown was arrested May 15 in a Manchester hotel on suspicion of causing “grievous bodily harm,” a charge that stems from a February 2023 incident in Hanover Square, police confirmed to The Times last week.

From Los Angeles Times

Brown was arrested for his alleged involvement in a February 2023 “incident at a venue in Hanover Square,” the statement said, according to Forbes and the Guardian.

From Los Angeles Times

Nowhere was this more true than when British and Canadian troops advanced on the camp at Bergen-Belsen, near Hanover, in April 1945.

From BBC