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HANOVER
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The English royal house that reigned from 1714 to 1901 (from George I to Victoria)
Synonyms:
Hanover; Hanoverian line; House of Hanover
Classified under:
Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects
Hypernyms ("Hanover" is a kind of...):
dynasty (a sequence of powerful leaders in the same family)
royal family; royal house; royal line; royalty (royal persons collectively)
Meronyms (members of "Hanover"):
Hanoverian (a member (or supporter) of the house of Hanover)
Hanoverian (any of the British rulers who were members of the House of Hanover)
George; George I (Elector of Hanover and the first Hanoverian King of Great Britain and Ireland from 1714 to 1727 (1660-1727))
George; George II (King of Great Britain and Elector of Hanover from 1727 to 1760 (1683-1760))
George; George III (King of Great Britain and Ireland from 1760 to 1820; the American colonies were lost during his reign; he became insane in 1811 and his son (later George IV) acted as regent until 1820 (1738-1820))
George; George IV (King of Great Britain and Ireland and Hanover from 1820 to 1830; his attempt to divorce his estranged wife undermined the prestige of the Crown (1762-1830))
Queen Victoria; Victoria (queen of Great Britain and Ireland and empress of India from 1837 to 1901; the last Hanoverian ruler of England (1819-1901))
Derivation:
Hanoverian (of or relating to the former English royal House of Hanover or their supporters)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A port city in northwestern Germany; formerly a member of the Hanseatic League
Synonyms:
Hannover; Hanover
Classified under:
Nouns denoting spatial position
Instance hypernyms:
city; metropolis; urban center (a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts)
port (a place (seaport or airport) where people and merchandise can enter or leave a country)
Holonyms ("Hanover" is a part of...):
Deutschland; Federal Republic of Germany; FRG; Germany (a republic in central Europe; split into East Germany and West Germany after World War II and reunited in 1990)
Holonyms ("Hanover" is a member of...):
Hanseatic League (a commercial and defensive confederation of free cities in northern Germany and surrounding areas; formed in 1241 and most influential in the 14th century when it included over 100 towns and functioned as an independent political power; the last official assembly was held in 1669)
