Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun hanover

2 senses of hanover

Sense 1
Hannover, Hanover -- (a port city in northwestern Germany; formerly a member of the Hanseatic League)
       INSTANCE OF=> city, metropolis, urban center -- (a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts; "Ancient Troy was a great city")
       INSTANCE OF=> port -- (a place (seaport or airport) where people and merchandise can enter or leave a country)

Sense 2
Hanover, House of Hanover, Hanoverian line -- (the English royal house that reigned from 1714 to 1901 (from George I to Victoria))
       => dynasty -- (a sequence of powerful leaders in the same family)
       => royalty, royal family, royal line, royal house -- (royal persons collectively; "the wedding was attended by royalty")