Hanover
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English
Alternative forms
- (city in Germany): Hannover
Etymology
From German Hanover, meaning "on the higher ridge", from Middle Low German hoch (“high”) (from Old Saxon hōh) + over (“edge, shore”).
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Proper noun
Hanover
- British family that ruled from 1714 to 1901, more commonly known as the Georgian, Regency and Victorian periods.
- The capital city of Lower Saxony, Germany.
- (historical) The former Kingdom of Hanover, now part of Lower Saxony, Germany.
- A parish of Jamaica.
- A township in New Jersey.
- A census-designated place, the county seat of Hanover County, Virginia, United States, also known as Hanover Courthouse.
- A number of other townships in the United States, listed under Hanover Township.
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Translations
British royal family
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German city
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kingdom
Czech
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Pronunciation
Proper noun
Hanover m inan (related adjective hanoverský, demonym Hanoveřan, female demonym Hanoveřanka)
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Further reading
- Hanover in Kartotéka Novočeského lexikálního archivu