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Hanover
noun
name of the ruling family of England (1714-1901), founded by George I, orig. Elector of Hanover
- former province (1886-1945) of Prussia, in NW Germany: earlier, an electorate (1692-1815) & a kingdom (1815-86): now part of the German state of Lower Saxony
- city in NW Germany: capital of Lower Saxony: pop. 525,000
See Hanover in American Heritage Dictionary 4
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