Associations to the word «Hanover»

Wiktionary

HANOVER, proper noun. British family that ruled from 1714 to 1901, more commonly known as the Georgian, Regency and Victorian periods.
HANOVER, proper noun. A city of northwest Germany, capital of Lower Saxony.
HANOVER, proper noun. (historical) The former Kingdom of Hanover, now part of Lower Saxony, Germany.

Dictionary definition

HANOVER, noun. A port city in northwestern Germany; formerly a member of the Hanseatic League.
HANOVER, noun. The English royal house that reigned from 1714 to 1901 (from George I to Victoria).

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats