"Hanover" meaning in English

See Hanover in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: /ˈhænəvə/ [UK], /ˈhænˌoʊvɚ/ [US]
Etymology: From German Hanover, meaning "on the higher ridge", from Middle Low German hoch (“high”) (from Old Saxon hōh) + over (“edge, shore”). Etymology templates: {{der|en|de|Hanover}} German Hanover, {{der|en|gml|hoch||high}} Middle Low German hoch (“high”), {{der|en|osx|hōh}} Old Saxon hōh Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Hanover
  1. British family that ruled from 1714 to 1901, more commonly known as the Georgian, Regency and Victorian periods. Translations (British royal family): Hannover (Catalan), Hannoverští [plural] (Czech), Hannoverská dynastie [feminine] (Czech), Hanover (Finnish), l'Annover [masculine] (Italian), हॅनोव्हर (hĕnovhar) (Marathi), Hanôver (Portuguese)
    Sense id: en-Hanover-en-name-S5GRVJ9X Disambiguation of 'British royal family': 35 5 6 5 6 23 20
  2. The capital city of Lower Saxony, Germany. Categories (place): Cities in Germany, Cities in Lower Saxony, Places in Germany, Places in Lower Saxony Synonyms (city in Germany): Hannover Translations (German city): هَانُوفَر (hanūfar) [masculine] (Arabic), Հաննովեր (Hannover) (Armenian), Гано́вер (Hanóvjer) [masculine] (Belarusian), Хано́вер (Hanóver) [masculine] (Bulgarian), Hannover (Catalan), 漢諾威 (Chinese Mandarin), 汉诺威 (Hànnuòwēi) (Chinese Mandarin), Hannover [masculine] (Czech), Hannover (Dutch Low Saxon), Hannover (Finnish), Hanovre [masculine] (French), Hannover [neuter] (German), Αννόβερο (Annóvero) (Greek), הנובר (Hebrew), हनोवर (hanovar) (Hindi), Annover [feminine] (Italian), ハノーファー (Hanōfā) (Japanese), ハノーヴァー (Hanōvā) (Japanese), ハノーバー (Hanōbā) (Japanese), 하노버 (Hanobeo) (Korean), Hannover [German-Low-German, neuter] (Low German), هانوفر (Persian), Hanower [masculine] (Polish), Hanôver (Portuguese), Hanovra [feminine] (Romanian), Ганно́вер (Gannóver) [masculine] (Russian), Hanóver [masculine] (Spanish), Hannover (Swedish), Hannover (Turkish), Ганно́вер (Hannóver) [masculine] (Ukrainian)
    Sense id: en-Hanover-en-name-p1hs7E7- Categories (other): State capitals of Germany Disambiguation of 'city in Germany': 0 69 23 0 5 0 4 Disambiguation of 'German city': 1 83 3 2 2 5 3
  3. (historical) The former Kingdom of Hanover, now part of Lower Saxony, Germany. Tags: historical Derived forms: Hanover County, Hanoverian, Hanover Parish, Hanover Park, New Hanover County Translations (kingdom): Хано́вер (Hanóver) [masculine] (Bulgarian), Hannover (Catalan), Hannoversko [neuter] (Czech), Hannoverské království (Czech), Hannover (Finnish), Ганно́вер (Gannóver) [masculine] (Russian), Hannover (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-Hanover-en-name-Agf~a4i0 Disambiguation of 'kingdom': 3 2 54 10 2 27 1
  4. A parish of Jamaica. Categories (place): Parishes of Jamaica, Places in Jamaica
    Sense id: en-Hanover-en-name-90NQI0sR
  5. A township in New Jersey. Categories (place): Places in New Jersey, USA, Places in the United States, Townships
    Sense id: en-Hanover-en-name-fIgaa9hi
  6. A census-designated place, the county seat of Hanover County, Virginia, United States, also known as Hanover Courthouse. Categories (place): Census-designated places in Virginia, USA, Census-designated places in the United States, Places in Virginia, USA, Places in the United States
    Sense id: en-Hanover-en-name-pFiLQFvl Categories (other): County seats of Virginia, USA, English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Arabic translations, Terms with Armenian translations, Terms with Belarusian translations, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Czech translations, Terms with Dutch Low Saxon translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German Low German translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Greek translations, Terms with Hebrew translations, Terms with Hindi translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Japanese translations, Terms with Korean translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Marathi translations, Terms with Persian translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Romanian translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Swedish translations, Terms with Turkish translations, Terms with Ukrainian translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 4 11 5 11 3 46 21 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 3 10 4 11 2 53 17 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 5 10 5 16 3 42 19 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 3 11 6 11 2 50 17 Disambiguation of Terms with Arabic translations: 8 10 6 9 4 39 24 Disambiguation of Terms with Armenian translations: 13 10 6 9 4 37 22 Disambiguation of Terms with Belarusian translations: 7 10 6 10 4 41 22 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 10 10 6 9 4 40 21 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 9 10 6 9 5 39 23 Disambiguation of Terms with Czech translations: 10 8 7 10 6 37 21 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch Low Saxon translations: 6 12 8 8 3 44 19 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 9 10 6 9 4 41 22 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 3 9 4 12 2 46 24 Disambiguation of Terms with German Low German translations: 8 11 6 9 5 40 21 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 3 11 5 11 2 45 22 Disambiguation of Terms with Greek translations: 4 10 6 12 3 44 22 Disambiguation of Terms with Hebrew translations: 8 10 6 14 4 40 18 Disambiguation of Terms with Hindi translations: 6 9 5 9 4 42 25 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 3 10 4 11 2 47 23 Disambiguation of Terms with Japanese translations: 3 10 4 11 2 47 23 Disambiguation of Terms with Korean translations: 9 9 6 9 4 39 23 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 7 9 7 9 3 43 22 Disambiguation of Terms with Marathi translations: 7 9 5 10 3 41 25 Disambiguation of Terms with Persian translations: 11 9 6 10 4 38 21 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 8 9 7 10 4 41 21 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 8 8 5 8 3 39 29 Disambiguation of Terms with Romanian translations: 10 10 6 9 4 40 21 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 3 10 4 11 2 47 23 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 3 10 4 11 2 49 22 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 8 9 6 9 4 41 23 Disambiguation of Terms with Turkish translations: 8 9 6 9 4 40 24 Disambiguation of Terms with Ukrainian translations: 10 9 6 9 4 39 23
  7. A number of other townships in the United States, listed under Hanover Township. Categories (place): Places in the United States, Townships
    Sense id: en-Hanover-en-name-200ZK4AV

Alternative forms

{
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "de",
        "3": "Hanover"
      },
      "expansion": "German Hanover",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "gml",
        "3": "hoch",
        "4": "",
        "5": "high"
      },
      "expansion": "Middle Low German hoch (“high”)",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "osx",
        "3": "hōh"
      },
      "expansion": "Old Saxon hōh",
      "name": "der"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From German Hanover, meaning \"on the higher ridge\", from Middle Low German hoch (“high”) (from Old Saxon hōh) + over (“edge, shore”).",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "Hanover",
      "name": "en-proper noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "name",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "British family that ruled from 1714 to 1901, more commonly known as the Georgian, Regency and Victorian periods."
      ],
      "id": "en-Hanover-en-name-S5GRVJ9X",
      "links": [
        [
          "British",
          "British"
        ],
        [
          "family",
          "family"
        ],
        [
          "rule",
          "rule"
        ],
        [
          "Georgian",
          "Georgian"
        ],
        [
          "Regency",
          "Regency"
        ],
        [
          "Victorian",
          "Victorian"
        ]
      ],
      "translations": [
        {
          "_dis1": "35 5 6 5 6 23 20",
          "code": "ca",
          "lang": "Catalan",
          "sense": "British royal family",
          "word": "Hannover"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "35 5 6 5 6 23 20",
          "code": "cs",
          "lang": "Czech",
          "sense": "British royal family",
          "tags": [
            "plural"
          ],
          "word": "Hannoverští"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "35 5 6 5 6 23 20",
          "code": "cs",
          "lang": "Czech",
          "sense": "British royal family",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "Hannoverská dynastie"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "35 5 6 5 6 23 20",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "British royal family",
          "word": "Hanover"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "35 5 6 5 6 23 20",
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "British royal family",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "l'Annover"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "35 5 6 5 6 23 20",
          "code": "mr",
          "lang": "Marathi",
          "roman": "hĕnovhar",
          "sense": "British royal family",
          "word": "हॅनोव्हर"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "35 5 6 5 6 23 20",
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "British royal family",
          "word": "Hanôver"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "place",
          "langcode": "en",
          "name": "Cities in Germany",
          "orig": "en:Cities in Germany",
          "parents": [
            "Cities",
            "Places",
            "Polities",
            "Names",
            "All topics",
            "Proper nouns",
            "Terms by semantic function",
            "Fundamental",
            "Nouns",
            "Lemmas"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "place",
          "langcode": "en",
          "name": "Cities in Lower Saxony",
          "orig": "en:Cities in Lower Saxony",
          "parents": [
            "Cities",
            "Places",
            "Polities",
            "Names",
            "All topics",
            "Proper nouns",
            "Terms by semantic function",
            "Fundamental",
            "Nouns",
            "Lemmas"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "place",
          "langcode": "en",
          "name": "Places in Germany",
          "orig": "en:Places in Germany",
          "parents": [
            "Places",
            "Names",
            "All topics",
            "Proper nouns",
            "Terms by semantic function",
            "Fundamental",
            "Nouns",
            "Lemmas"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "place",
          "langcode": "en",
          "name": "Places in Lower Saxony",
          "orig": "en:Places in Lower Saxony",
          "parents": [
            "Places",
            "Names",
            "All topics",
            "Proper nouns",
            "Terms by semantic function",
            "Fundamental",
            "Nouns",
            "Lemmas"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "en",
          "name": "State capitals of Germany",
          "orig": "en:State capitals of Germany",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "The capital city of Lower Saxony, Germany."
      ],
      "id": "en-Hanover-en-name-p1hs7E7-",
      "links": [
        [
          "capital city",
          "capital city"
        ],
        [
          "Lower Saxony",
          "Lower Saxony#English"
        ],
        [
          "Germany",
          "Germany#English"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "_dis1": "0 69 23 0 5 0 4",
          "sense": "city in Germany",
          "word": "Hannover"
        }
      ],
      "translations": [
        {
          "_dis1": "1 83 3 2 2 5 3",
          "code": "ar",
          "lang": "Arabic",
          "roman": "hanūfar",
          "sense": "German city",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "هَانُوفَر"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 83 3 2 2 5 3",
          "code": "hy",
          "lang": "Armenian",
          "roman": "Hannover",
          "sense": "German city",
          "word": "Հաննովեր"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 83 3 2 2 5 3",
          "code": "be",
          "lang": "Belarusian",
          "roman": "Hanóvjer",
          "sense": "German city",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "Гано́вер"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 83 3 2 2 5 3",
          "code": "bg",
          "lang": "Bulgarian",
          "roman": "Hanóver",
          "sense": "German city",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "Хано́вер"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 83 3 2 2 5 3",
          "code": "ca",
          "lang": "Catalan",
          "sense": "German city",
          "word": "Hannover"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 83 3 2 2 5 3",
          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "sense": "German city",
          "word": "漢諾威"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 83 3 2 2 5 3",
          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "roman": "Hànnuòwēi",
          "sense": "German city",
          "word": "汉诺威"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 83 3 2 2 5 3",
          "code": "cs",
          "lang": "Czech",
          "sense": "German city",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "Hannover"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 83 3 2 2 5 3",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "German city",
          "word": "Hannover"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 83 3 2 2 5 3",
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "German city",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "Hanovre"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 83 3 2 2 5 3",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "German city",
          "tags": [
            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "Hannover"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 83 3 2 2 5 3",
          "code": "el",
          "lang": "Greek",
          "roman": "Annóvero",
          "sense": "German city",
          "word": "Αννόβερο"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 83 3 2 2 5 3",
          "code": "he",
          "lang": "Hebrew",
          "sense": "German city",
          "word": "הנובר"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 83 3 2 2 5 3",
          "code": "hi",
          "lang": "Hindi",
          "roman": "hanovar",
          "sense": "German city",
          "word": "हनोवर"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 83 3 2 2 5 3",
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "German city",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "Annover"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 83 3 2 2 5 3",
          "code": "ja",
          "lang": "Japanese",
          "roman": "Hanōfā",
          "sense": "German city",
          "word": "ハノーファー"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 83 3 2 2 5 3",
          "code": "ja",
          "lang": "Japanese",
          "roman": "Hanōvā",
          "sense": "German city",
          "word": "ハノーヴァー"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 83 3 2 2 5 3",
          "code": "ja",
          "lang": "Japanese",
          "roman": "Hanōbā",
          "sense": "German city",
          "word": "ハノーバー"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 83 3 2 2 5 3",
          "code": "ko",
          "lang": "Korean",
          "roman": "Hanobeo",
          "sense": "German city",
          "word": "하노버"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 83 3 2 2 5 3",
          "code": "nds-nl",
          "lang": "Dutch Low Saxon",
          "sense": "German city",
          "word": "Hannover"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 83 3 2 2 5 3",
          "code": "nds-de",
          "lang": "Low German",
          "sense": "German city",
          "tags": [
            "German-Low-German",
            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "Hannover"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 83 3 2 2 5 3",
          "code": "fa",
          "lang": "Persian",
          "sense": "German city",
          "word": "هانوفر"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 83 3 2 2 5 3",
          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "German city",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "Hanower"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 83 3 2 2 5 3",
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "German city",
          "word": "Hanôver"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 83 3 2 2 5 3",
          "code": "ro",
          "lang": "Romanian",
          "sense": "German city",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "Hanovra"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 83 3 2 2 5 3",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "Gannóver",
          "sense": "German city",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "Ганно́вер"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 83 3 2 2 5 3",
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "German city",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "Hanóver"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 83 3 2 2 5 3",
          "code": "sv",
          "lang": "Swedish",
          "sense": "German city",
          "word": "Hannover"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 83 3 2 2 5 3",
          "code": "tr",
          "lang": "Turkish",
          "sense": "German city",
          "word": "Hannover"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 83 3 2 2 5 3",
          "code": "uk",
          "lang": "Ukrainian",
          "roman": "Hannóver",
          "sense": "German city",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "Ганно́вер"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [],
      "derived": [
        {
          "_dis1": "0 0 49 0 0 29 23",
          "word": "Hanover County"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 0 49 0 0 29 23",
          "word": "Hanoverian"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 0 49 0 0 29 23",
          "word": "Hanover Parish"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 0 49 0 0 29 23",
          "word": "Hanover Park"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 0 49 0 0 29 23",
          "word": "New Hanover County"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "The former Kingdom of Hanover, now part of Lower Saxony, Germany."
      ],
      "id": "en-Hanover-en-name-Agf~a4i0",
      "links": [
        [
          "Lower Saxony",
          "Lower Saxony"
        ],
        [
          "Germany",
          "Germany"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(historical) The former Kingdom of Hanover, now part of Lower Saxony, Germany."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "historical"
      ],
      "translations": [
        {
          "_dis1": "3 2 54 10 2 27 1",
          "code": "bg",
          "lang": "Bulgarian",
          "roman": "Hanóver",
          "sense": "kingdom",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "Хано́вер"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "3 2 54 10 2 27 1",
          "code": "ca",
          "lang": "Catalan",
          "sense": "kingdom",
          "word": "Hannover"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "3 2 54 10 2 27 1",
          "code": "cs",
          "lang": "Czech",
          "sense": "kingdom",
          "tags": [
            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "Hannoversko"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "3 2 54 10 2 27 1",
          "code": "cs",
          "lang": "Czech",
          "sense": "kingdom",
          "word": "Hannoverské království"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "3 2 54 10 2 27 1",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "kingdom",
          "word": "Hannover"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "3 2 54 10 2 27 1",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "Gannóver",
          "sense": "kingdom",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "Ганно́вер"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "3 2 54 10 2 27 1",
          "code": "sv",
          "lang": "Swedish",
          "sense": "kingdom",
          "word": "Hannover"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "place",
          "langcode": "en",
          "name": "Parishes of Jamaica",
          "orig": "en:Parishes of Jamaica",
          "parents": [
            "Parishes",
            "Places",
            "Political subdivisions",
            "Names",
            "Polities",
            "All topics",
            "Proper nouns",
            "Terms by semantic function",
            "Fundamental",
            "Nouns",
            "Lemmas"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "place",
          "langcode": "en",
          "name": "Places in Jamaica",
          "orig": "en:Places in Jamaica",
          "parents": [
            "Places",
            "Names",
            "All topics",
            "Proper nouns",
            "Terms by semantic function",
            "Fundamental",
            "Nouns",
            "Lemmas"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A parish of Jamaica."
      ],
      "id": "en-Hanover-en-name-90NQI0sR",
      "links": [
        [
          "parish",
          "parish"
        ],
        [
          "Jamaica",
          "Jamaica#English"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "place",
          "langcode": "en",
          "name": "Places in New Jersey, USA",
          "orig": "en:Places in New Jersey, USA",
          "parents": [
            "Places",
            "Names",
            "All topics",
            "Proper nouns",
            "Terms by semantic function",
            "Fundamental",
            "Nouns",
            "Lemmas"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "place",
          "langcode": "en",
          "name": "Places in the United States",
          "orig": "en:Places in the United States",
          "parents": [
            "Places",
            "Names",
            "All topics",
            "Proper nouns",
            "Terms by semantic function",
            "Fundamental",
            "Nouns",
            "Lemmas"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "place",
          "langcode": "en",
          "name": "Townships",
          "orig": "en:Townships",
          "parents": [
            "Polities",
            "Places",
            "Names",
            "All topics",
            "Proper nouns",
            "Terms by semantic function",
            "Fundamental",
            "Nouns",
            "Lemmas"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A township in New Jersey."
      ],
      "id": "en-Hanover-en-name-fIgaa9hi",
      "links": [
        [
          "township",
          "township"
        ],
        [
          "New Jersey",
          "New Jersey#English"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "place",
          "langcode": "en",
          "name": "Census-designated places in Virginia, USA",
          "orig": "en:Census-designated places in Virginia, USA",
          "parents": [
            "Census-designated places",
            "Places",
            "Names",
            "All topics",
            "Proper nouns",
            "Terms by semantic function",
            "Fundamental",
            "Nouns",
            "Lemmas"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "place",
          "langcode": "en",
          "name": "Census-designated places in the United States",
          "orig": "en:Census-designated places in the United States",
          "parents": [
            "Census-designated places",
            "Places",
            "United States",
            "Names",
            "North America",
            "All topics",
            "Proper nouns",
            "Terms by semantic function",
            "America",
            "Fundamental",
            "Nouns",
            "Earth",
            "Lemmas",
            "Nature"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "en",
          "name": "County seats of Virginia, USA",
          "orig": "en:County seats of Virginia, USA",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "place",
          "langcode": "en",
          "name": "Places in Virginia, USA",
          "orig": "en:Places in Virginia, USA",
          "parents": [
            "Places",
            "Names",
            "All topics",
            "Proper nouns",
            "Terms by semantic function",
            "Fundamental",
            "Nouns",
            "Lemmas"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "place",
          "langcode": "en",
          "name": "Places in the United States",
          "orig": "en:Places in the United States",
          "parents": [
            "Places",
            "Names",
            "All topics",
            "Proper nouns",
            "Terms by semantic function",
            "Fundamental",
            "Nouns",
            "Lemmas"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "4 11 5 11 3 46 21",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "English entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "3 10 4 11 2 53 17",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Entries with translation boxes",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "5 10 5 16 3 42 19",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 2 entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "3 11 6 11 2 50 17",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "8 10 6 9 4 39 24",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Terms with Arabic translations",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "13 10 6 9 4 37 22",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Terms with Armenian translations",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "7 10 6 10 4 41 22",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Terms with Belarusian translations",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "10 10 6 9 4 40 21",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Terms with Bulgarian translations",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "9 10 6 9 5 39 23",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Terms with Catalan translations",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "10 8 7 10 6 37 21",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Terms with Czech translations",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "6 12 8 8 3 44 19",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Terms with Dutch Low Saxon translations",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "9 10 6 9 4 41 22",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Terms with Finnish translations",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "3 9 4 12 2 46 24",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Terms with French translations",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "8 11 6 9 5 40 21",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Terms with German Low German translations",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "3 11 5 11 2 45 22",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Terms with German translations",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "4 10 6 12 3 44 22",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Terms with Greek translations",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "8 10 6 14 4 40 18",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Terms with Hebrew translations",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "6 9 5 9 4 42 25",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Terms with Hindi translations",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "3 10 4 11 2 47 23",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Terms with Italian translations",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "3 10 4 11 2 47 23",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Terms with Japanese translations",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "9 9 6 9 4 39 23",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Terms with Korean translations",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "7 9 7 9 3 43 22",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Terms with Mandarin translations",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "7 9 5 10 3 41 25",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Terms with Marathi translations",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "11 9 6 10 4 38 21",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Terms with Persian translations",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "8 9 7 10 4 41 21",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Terms with Polish translations",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "8 8 5 8 3 39 29",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Terms with Portuguese translations",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "10 10 6 9 4 40 21",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Terms with Romanian translations",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "3 10 4 11 2 47 23",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Terms with Russian translations",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "3 10 4 11 2 49 22",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Terms with Spanish translations",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "8 9 6 9 4 41 23",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Terms with Swedish translations",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "8 9 6 9 4 40 24",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Terms with Turkish translations",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "10 9 6 9 4 39 23",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Terms with Ukrainian translations",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A census-designated place, the county seat of Hanover County, Virginia, United States, also known as Hanover Courthouse."
      ],
      "id": "en-Hanover-en-name-pFiLQFvl",
      "links": [
        [
          "census-designated place",
          "census-designated place"
        ],
        [
          "county seat",
          "county seat"
        ],
        [
          "Hanover County",
          "Hanover County#English"
        ],
        [
          "Virginia",
          "Virginia#English"
        ],
        [
          "United States",
          "United States#English"
        ],
        [
          "Hanover Courthouse",
          "Hanover Courthouse#English"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "place",
          "langcode": "en",
          "name": "Places in the United States",
          "orig": "en:Places in the United States",
          "parents": [
            "Places",
            "Names",
            "All topics",
            "Proper nouns",
            "Terms by semantic function",
            "Fundamental",
            "Nouns",
            "Lemmas"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "place",
          "langcode": "en",
          "name": "Townships",
          "orig": "en:Townships",
          "parents": [
            "Polities",
            "Places",
            "Names",
            "All topics",
            "Proper nouns",
            "Terms by semantic function",
            "Fundamental",
            "Nouns",
            "Lemmas"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A number of other townships in the United States, listed under Hanover Township."
      ],
      "id": "en-Hanover-en-name-200ZK4AV",
      "links": [
        [
          "townships",
          "township"
        ],
        [
          "United States",
          "United States#English"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈhænəvə/",
      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈhænˌoʊvɚ/",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "Hanover (disambiguation)"
  ],
  "word": "Hanover"
}
{
  "categories": [
    "English entries with incorrect language header",
    "English lemmas",
    "English proper nouns",
    "English terms derived from German",
    "English terms derived from Middle Low German",
    "English terms derived from Old Saxon",
    "English uncountable nouns",
    "Entries with translation boxes",
    "Pages with 2 entries",
    "Pages with entries",
    "Terms with Arabic translations",
    "Terms with Armenian translations",
    "Terms with Belarusian translations",
    "Terms with Bulgarian translations",
    "Terms with Catalan translations",
    "Terms with Czech translations",
    "Terms with Dutch Low Saxon translations",
    "Terms with Finnish translations",
    "Terms with French translations",
    "Terms with German Low German translations",
    "Terms with German translations",
    "Terms with Greek translations",
    "Terms with Hebrew translations",
    "Terms with Hindi translations",
    "Terms with Italian translations",
    "Terms with Japanese translations",
    "Terms with Korean translations",
    "Terms with Mandarin translations",
    "Terms with Marathi translations",
    "Terms with Persian translations",
    "Terms with Polish translations",
    "Terms with Portuguese translations",
    "Terms with Romanian translations",
    "Terms with Russian translations",
    "Terms with Spanish translations",
    "Terms with Swedish translations",
    "Terms with Turkish translations",
    "Terms with Ukrainian translations"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "word": "Hanover County"
    },
    {
      "word": "Hanoverian"
    },
    {
      "word": "Hanover Parish"
    },
    {
      "word": "Hanover Park"
    },
    {
      "word": "New Hanover County"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "de",
        "3": "Hanover"
      },
      "expansion": "German Hanover",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "gml",
        "3": "hoch",
        "4": "",
        "5": "high"
      },
      "expansion": "Middle Low German hoch (“high”)",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "osx",
        "3": "hōh"
      },
      "expansion": "Old Saxon hōh",
      "name": "der"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From German Hanover, meaning \"on the higher ridge\", from Middle Low German hoch (“high”) (from Old Saxon hōh) + over (“edge, shore”).",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "Hanover",
      "name": "en-proper noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "name",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "British family that ruled from 1714 to 1901, more commonly known as the Georgian, Regency and Victorian periods."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "British",
          "British"
        ],
        [
          "family",
          "family"
        ],
        [
          "rule",
          "rule"
        ],
        [
          "Georgian",
          "Georgian"
        ],
        [
          "Regency",
          "Regency"
        ],
        [
          "Victorian",
          "Victorian"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "en:Cities in Germany",
        "en:Cities in Lower Saxony",
        "en:Places in Germany",
        "en:Places in Lower Saxony",
        "en:State capitals of Germany"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "The capital city of Lower Saxony, Germany."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "capital city",
          "capital city"
        ],
        [
          "Lower Saxony",
          "Lower Saxony#English"
        ],
        [
          "Germany",
          "Germany#English"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "English terms with historical senses"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "The former Kingdom of Hanover, now part of Lower Saxony, Germany."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "Lower Saxony",
          "Lower Saxony"
        ],
        [
          "Germany",
          "Germany"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(historical) The former Kingdom of Hanover, now part of Lower Saxony, Germany."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "historical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "en:Parishes of Jamaica",
        "en:Places in Jamaica"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A parish of Jamaica."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "parish",
          "parish"
        ],
        [
          "Jamaica",
          "Jamaica#English"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "en:Places in New Jersey, USA",
        "en:Places in the United States",
        "en:Townships"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A township in New Jersey."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "township",
          "township"
        ],
        [
          "New Jersey",
          "New Jersey#English"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "en:Census-designated places in Virginia, USA",
        "en:Census-designated places in the United States",
        "en:County seats of Virginia, USA",
        "en:Places in Virginia, USA",
        "en:Places in the United States"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A census-designated place, the county seat of Hanover County, Virginia, United States, also known as Hanover Courthouse."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "census-designated place",
          "census-designated place"
        ],
        [
          "county seat",
          "county seat"
        ],
        [
          "Hanover County",
          "Hanover County#English"
        ],
        [
          "Virginia",
          "Virginia#English"
        ],
        [
          "United States",
          "United States#English"
        ],
        [
          "Hanover Courthouse",
          "Hanover Courthouse#English"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "en:Places in the United States",
        "en:Townships"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A number of other townships in the United States, listed under Hanover Township."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "townships",
          "township"
        ],
        [
          "United States",
          "United States#English"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈhænəvə/",
      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈhænˌoʊvɚ/",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "sense": "city in Germany",
      "word": "Hannover"
    }
  ],
  "translations": [
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "British royal family",
      "word": "Hannover"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "British royal family",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ],
      "word": "Hannoverští"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "British royal family",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Hannoverská dynastie"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "British royal family",
      "word": "Hanover"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "British royal family",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "l'Annover"
    },
    {
      "code": "mr",
      "lang": "Marathi",
      "roman": "hĕnovhar",
      "sense": "British royal family",
      "word": "हॅनोव्हर"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "British royal family",
      "word": "Hanôver"
    },
    {
      "code": "ar",
      "lang": "Arabic",
      "roman": "hanūfar",
      "sense": "German city",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "هَانُوفَر"
    },
    {
      "code": "hy",
      "lang": "Armenian",
      "roman": "Hannover",
      "sense": "German city",
      "word": "Հաննովեր"
    },
    {
      "code": "be",
      "lang": "Belarusian",
      "roman": "Hanóvjer",
      "sense": "German city",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Гано́вер"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "Hanóver",
      "sense": "German city",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Хано́вер"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "German city",
      "word": "Hannover"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "German city",
      "word": "漢諾威"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "Hànnuòwēi",
      "sense": "German city",
      "word": "汉诺威"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "German city",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Hannover"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "German city",
      "word": "Hannover"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "German city",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Hanovre"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "German city",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "Hannover"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "Annóvero",
      "sense": "German city",
      "word": "Αννόβερο"
    },
    {
      "code": "he",
      "lang": "Hebrew",
      "sense": "German city",
      "word": "הנובר"
    },
    {
      "code": "hi",
      "lang": "Hindi",
      "roman": "hanovar",
      "sense": "German city",
      "word": "हनोवर"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "German city",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Annover"
    },
    {
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "Hanōfā",
      "sense": "German city",
      "word": "ハノーファー"
    },
    {
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "Hanōvā",
      "sense": "German city",
      "word": "ハノーヴァー"
    },
    {
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "Hanōbā",
      "sense": "German city",
      "word": "ハノーバー"
    },
    {
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "Hanobeo",
      "sense": "German city",
      "word": "하노버"
    },
    {
      "code": "nds-nl",
      "lang": "Dutch Low Saxon",
      "sense": "German city",
      "word": "Hannover"
    },
    {
      "code": "nds-de",
      "lang": "Low German",
      "sense": "German city",
      "tags": [
        "German-Low-German",
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "Hannover"
    },
    {
      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Persian",
      "sense": "German city",
      "word": "هانوفر"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "German city",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Hanower"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "German city",
      "word": "Hanôver"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "German city",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Hanovra"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "Gannóver",
      "sense": "German city",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Ганно́вер"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "German city",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Hanóver"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "German city",
      "word": "Hannover"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "German city",
      "word": "Hannover"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "Hannóver",
      "sense": "German city",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Ганно́вер"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "Hanóver",
      "sense": "kingdom",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Хано́вер"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "kingdom",
      "word": "Hannover"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "kingdom",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "Hannoversko"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "kingdom",
      "word": "Hannoverské království"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "kingdom",
      "word": "Hannover"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "Gannóver",
      "sense": "kingdom",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Ганно́вер"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "kingdom",
      "word": "Hannover"
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "Hanover (disambiguation)"
  ],
  "word": "Hanover"
}

Download raw JSONL data for Hanover meaning in English (8.9kB)


This page is a part of the kaikki.org machine-readable English dictionary. This dictionary is based on structured data extracted on 2024-11-06 from the enwiktionary dump dated 2024-10-02 using wiktextract (fbeafe8 and 7f03c9b). The data shown on this site has been post-processed and various details (e.g., extra categories) removed, some information disambiguated, and additional data merged from other sources. See the raw data download page for the unprocessed wiktextract data.

If you use this data in academic research, please cite Tatu Ylonen: Wiktextract: Wiktionary as Machine-Readable Structured Data, Proceedings of the 13th Conference on Language Resources and Evaluation (LREC), pp. 1317-1325, Marseille, 20-25 June 2022. Linking to the relevant page(s) under https://kaikki.org would also be greatly appreciated.