1An industrial city in north-western Germany, on the Mittelland Canal; population 516,300 (est. 2006). It is the capital of Lower Saxony. German name Hannover /haˈnoːfɐ/.
1.1A former state and province in northern Germany. In 1714 the Elector of Hanover succeeded to the British throne as George I, and from then until the accession of Victoria (1837) the same monarch ruled both Britain and Hanover.
1.2The British royal house from 1714 to the death of Queen Victoria in 1901.
英国汉诺威王室(自1714年至1901年维多利亚女王逝世)
Definition of Hanover in US English:
Hanover
proper nounˈhanōvərˈhænoʊvər
1An industrial city in northwestern Germany, the capital of Lower Saxony, on the Mittelland Canal; population 516,300 (est. 2006). German name Hannover.
1.1A former state and province in northern Germany. In 1714 the Elector of Hanover succeeded to the British throne as George I, and from then until the accession of Victoria (1837) the same monarch ruled both Britain and Hanover.