Hanover

See also: Hanóver and Hanôver

English

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Etymology

From German Hanover, meaning "on the higher ridge", from Middle Low German hoch (“high”) + over (“edge, shore”).

Pronunciation
  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈhænəvə/
  • (US) IPA(key): /ˈhænˌoʊvɚ/

Proper noun

Hanover

  1. British family that ruled from 1714 to 1901, more commonly known as the Georgian, Regency and Victorian periods.
  2. The capital city of Lower Saxony, Germany.
  3. (historical) The former Kingdom of Hanover, now part of Lower Saxony, Germany.
  4. A parish of Jamaica.
  5. A township in New Jersey.
  6. A census-designated place, the county seat of Hanover County, Virginia, United States, also known as Hanover Courthouse.

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Translations

Czech

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Proper noun

Hanover m

  1. Hanover (a city in northwestern Germany)

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Further reading
  • Hanover in Kartotéka Novočeského lexikálního archivu
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