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Hanoverian

adj, noun

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Of, from or relating to the city of Hanover, Lower Saxony, Germany.

    "the Hanoverian brown rat"

  2. 2
    Of or from the House of Hanover, a German royal dynasty.
  3. 3
    Of or relating to a breed of warmblooded sport horses bred by King George II, the King of Great Britain and Elector of Hanover.
Adjective
  1. 1
    of or relating to the former English royal House of Hanover or their supporters wordnet
Noun
  1. 1
    A native or inhabitant of the city of Hanover, Lower Saxony, Germany.
  2. 2
    a member (or supporter) of the house of Hanover wordnet
  3. 3
    Someone from the House of Hanover.
  4. 4
    any of the British rulers who were members of the House of Hanover wordnet
  5. 5
    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.""

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  1. 6
    A horse of the Hanoverian breed.

Etymology

Etymology 1

From Hanover + -ian.

Etymology 2

From Hanover + -ian.

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