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from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun the English royal house that reigned from 1714 to 1901.
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- proper noun
British family thatruled from 1714 to 1901, more commonly known as theGeorgian ,Regency andVictorian periods. - proper noun A
city of northwestGermany , capital ofLower Saxony . - proper noun historical The former Kingdom of Hanover, now part of
Lower Saxony ,Germany .
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- noun the English royal house that reigned from 1714 to 1901 (from George I to Victoria)
- noun a port city in northwestern Germany; formerly a member of the Hanseatic League
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Examples
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HANOVER - The unexpected death of state Representative Robert J. Nyman of Hanover, who was found unresponsive Friday night in his backyard pool, shocked colleagues and friends, who said the 49-year-old Democrat was a warm-hearted man who gave his time generously and quietly and was a strong advocate for his district.
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HANOVER (AP) - After 27 years of performing in Hanover, the Big Apple Circus says it's not coming this summer, and not for the forseeable future.
Nashuatelegraph.com local, state, business and sports news 2009
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HANOVER - September 15, 2008: In view of the substantial worsening of the economic environment on the vehicle markets in North America and Europe in the third quarter and the unchanged high burdens from increased raw material cost, Continental AG, Hanover, no longer expects at present to fully attain the goals it set for fiscal 2008.
Automotive Headlines 2008
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HANOVER - September 15, 2008: In view of the substantial worsening of the economic environment on the vehicle markets in North America and Europe in the third quarter and the unchanged high burdens from increased raw material cost, Continental AG, Hanover, no longer expects at present to fully attain the goals it set for fiscal 2008.
Automotive Headlines 2008
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HANOVER - September 24, 2008: On the 23 September, at the 62nd International Commercial Vehicles Show in Hanover, the Peugeot BIPPER was awarded the 2009 "International Van of the Year" award.
Automotive Headlines 2008
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When a friend asked me to be a judge for the 63rd annual Woodsmen Meet at Dartmouth College in Hanover, New Hampshire, I could not say no.
Julia Plevin: For Recession-Chic, Look to the Woodsmen Julia Plevin 2010
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Another major donor is Middle Resolution, a state political action committee heavily funded by the founder of a fiberglass installation company in Hanover County.
2,000 tea party activists expected to gather in Richmond for Patriot Convention Rosalind S. Helderman 2010
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The largest number, 33, came from an area in Hanover with about 5,000 residents.
Earthquake rattles east central Virginia Martin Weil 2010
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Steve Cherundolo 90 in Hanover's 1-0 win at Kaiserslautern
American soccer players abroad: 3 goals again Steve Goff 2010
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According to a Bloomberg Businessweek article, The investment committee at Dartmouth, in Hanover, New Hampshire, included more than six trustees whose firms oversaw more than $100 million in investments for its fund over the last five years, the report said.
Bob Samuels: Why Harvard, Dartmouth, and the University of California Bet Big and Lost Bob Samuels 2010
Gammerstang commented on the word Hanover
(adjective/adverb) - Used in a variety of expressions. A Hanover job is a disagreeable job. To play Hanover is to do mischief. We also say, "I wonder how the Hanover she done it," and, "Go to Hanover." The origin is no doubt the unpopularity of the Hanover succession beginning in 1714 with England's Prussian-born king, George I which was strongly resented in the eastern counties.
--Edward Gepp's Essex Dialect Dictionary, 1923
January 14, 2018