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Hanover

  • /ˈhænəvə/ UK
  • /ˈhænˌoʊvəɹ/ US

Where it comes from

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

proper noun Hannover

  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 in Jamaica.
  5. A community in the town of Sprague, New London County, Connecticut.
  6. A township and village therein, in Jo Daviess County, Illinois.
  7. A township and town therein, in Jefferson County, Indiana.
  8. A minor city in Washington County, Kansas.
  9. A town in Oxford County, Maine.
  10. An unincorporated community in Anne Arundel County and Howard County, Maryland.
  11. A town in Plymouth County, Massachusetts.
  12. A township and village therein, in Jackson County, Michigan.
  13. A city in Wright County and Hennepin County, Minnesota.
  14. A town and census-designated place therein, in Grafton County, New Hampshire.
  15. A township in Morris County, New Jersey.
  16. A census-designated place in Grant County, New Mexico.
  17. A town in Chautauqua County, New York.
  18. A village in Licking County, Ohio.
  19. A borough in York County, Pennsylvania.
  20. A census-designated place, the county seat of Hanover County, Virginia, United States, also known as Hanover Courthouse.
  21. A census-designated place in the town of Plymouth, Rock County, Wisconsin.
  22. A number of other townships in the United States, listed under Hanover Township.
  23. A rural municipality in south-east Manitoba, Canada.
  24. A town in Grey County, Ontario, Canada.
  25. A neighbourhood of Brighton, Brighton and Hove, East Sussex, England (OS grid ref TQ3105).
  26. A small town in the Northern Cape province, South Africa.

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: hannover, hanoverian line, napoli, brunswick, getafe, valladolid, nantes, caen, almeria, hanoverian, hanoverians, welf, welfs, guelph, guelphs, georgian

Translations

Every language

name German city

EspañolHanóver
한국어하노버 Hanobeo
日本語ハノーファー Hanōfā, ハノーヴァー Hanōvā, ハノーバー Hanōbā
中文漢諾威 /汉诺威 Hànnuòwēi
हिन्दीहनोवर hanovar
PortuguêsHanôver
FrançaisHanovre
DeutschHannover
ItalianoAnnover
ΕλληνικάΑννόβερο Annóvero
RomânăHanovra
РусскийГанно́вер Gannóver
العربيةهَانُوفَر hanūfar
עבריתהנובר

name British royal family

हिन्दीहनोवर hanovar
PortuguêsHanôver
Italianol'Annover

name kingdom

РусскийГанно́вер Gannóver

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"Hanover." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/hanover. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

Hanover. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/hanover

Chicago

"Hanover." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/hanover.

BibTeX
@misc{hanover_2026,
  title = {Hanover},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/hanover},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}