Hanover

H4A1N1O1V4E1R1
UK/ˈhænəvə/US/ˈhænˌoʊvəɹ/

proper noun

British family that ruled from 1714 to 1901, more commonly known as the Georgian, Regency and Victorian periods.

Similar
House of HanoverHanoverian line
CommonScrabble 13

Meanings

proper noun

alternative Hannover

  1. British family that ruled from 1714 to 1901, more commonly known as the Georgian, Regency and Victorian periods.
  2. historicalThe former Kingdom of Hanover, now part of Lower Saxony, Germany.
  3. A number of places in the United States:
    1. A census-designated place, the county seat of Hanover County, Virginia, United States, also known as Hanover Courthouse.
    2. A number of other townships in the United States, listed under Hanover Township.
  4. A rural municipality in south-east Manitoba, Canada.
  5. A small town in the Northern Cape province, South Africa.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounthe English royal house that reigned from 1714 to 1901 (from George I to Victoria)

Similar
House of HanoverHanoverian line

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Old Saxonhōh
  2. Middle Low Germanhoch“high”
  3. GermanHannover
  4. EnglishHanover

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

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Translations

Arabic هَانُوفَر
  • هَانُوفَر (hanūfar)German city
Bulgarian Хано́вер, Хано́вер
  • Хано́вер (Hanóver)kingdom
  • Хано́вер (Hanóver)German city
Catalan Hannover, Hannover
  • HannoverBritish royal family
  • Hannoverkingdom
  • HannoverGerman city
Chinese Mandarin 漢諾威 /汉诺威
  • 漢諾威 /汉诺威 (Hànnuòwēi)German city
Czech Hannoverští, Hannoverská dynastie
  • HannoverštíBritish royal family
  • Hannoverská dynastieBritish royal family
  • Hannoverskokingdom
  • Hannoverské královstvíkingdom
  • HannoverGerman city
Finnish Hanover, Hannover
  • HanoverBritish royal family
  • Hannoverkingdom
  • HannoverGerman city
French Hanovre
  • HanovreGerman city
German Hannover
  • HannoverGerman city
Greek Αννόβερο
  • Αννόβερο (Annóvero)German city
Hebrew הנובר
  • הנוברGerman city
Hindi हनोवर, हनोवर
  • हनोवर (hanovar)British royal family
  • हनोवर (hanovar)German city
Italian l'Annover, Annover
  • l'AnnoverBritish royal family
  • AnnoverGerman city
Japanese ハノーファー, ハノーヴァー
  • ハノーファー (Hanōfā)German city
  • ハノーヴァー (Hanōvā)German city
  • ハノーバー (Hanōbā)German city
Korean 하노버
  • 하노버 (Hanobeo)German city
Latin Hannovera
  • HannoveraGerman city
Persian هانوفر
  • هانوفرGerman city
Polish Hanower
  • HanowerGerman city
Portuguese Hanôver, Hanôver
  • HanôverBritish royal family
  • HanôverGerman city
Romanian Hanovra
  • HanovraGerman city
Russian Ганно́вер, Ганно́вер
  • Ганно́вер (Gannóver)kingdom
  • Ганно́вер (Gannóver)German city
Spanish Hanóver
  • HanóverGerman city
Swedish Hannover, Hannover
  • Hannoverkingdom
  • HannoverGerman city
Turkish Hannover
  • HannoverGerman city
Ukrainian Ганно́вер
  • Ганно́вер (Hannóver)German city
Cite this entry
APA

Hanover. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Hanover

MLA

“Hanover.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Hanover. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Hanover,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Hanover.

Source: Hanover on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.