Hanoverian
Hanoverian adjective: of, from or relating to the city of Hanover, Lower Saxony, Germany.
Adjective
Hanoverian (comparative more Hanoverian, superlative most Hanoverian)
- Of, from or relating to the city of Hanover, Lower Saxony, Germany.
- the Hanoverian brown rat
- Of or from the House of Hanover, a German royal dynasty.
- Of or relating to a breed of warmblooded sport horses bred by King George II, the King of Great Britain and Elector of Hanover.
Noun
Hanoverian (plural Hanoverians)
- A native or inhabitant of the city of Hanover, Lower Saxony, Germany.
- Someone from the House of Hanover.
- A supporter of the House of Hanover.
- "[…]I had rather be anything than a courtier, and a Presbyterian, and a Hanoverian too, as some people, I believe, are."1749, Henry Fielding, chapter II, in The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling, volume (please specify |volume=I to VI), London: A[ndrew] Millar, […], →OCLC, book VI
- A horse of the Hanoverian breed.
Forms of Hanoverian
| Adjective | |
|---|---|
| comparative | more Hanoverian |
| superlative | most Hanoverian |
| alternative form | Hannoverian |
| Noun | |
| plural | Hanoverians |
Origin of Hanoverian
From Hanover + -ian.
Words formed from Hanoverian
Phrases with Hanoverian
Words that rhyme with Hanoverian
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- Tiberian
- Wagnerian
- Tyrian
- Celtiberian
- Coele-Syrian
- Homerian
- Paleosiberian
- Pan-Presbyterian
- Panpresbyterian
- Serian
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Questions about Hanoverian
- What does Hanoverian mean?
- Hanoverian means of, from or relating to the city of Hanover, Lower Saxony, Germany.
- What part of speech is Hanoverian?
- Hanoverian can be an adjective or a noun.
Words near Hanoverian in the dictionary
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