/ Dictionary / Index H Hanover: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: Han•o•ver Pronunciation: (han'ō-vur), [key] — n. a member of the royal family that ruled Great Britain under that name from 1714 to 1901. a former province in NW Germany; now a district in Lower Saxony. 14,944 sq. mi. (38,705 sq. km). a city in and the capital of Lower Saxony, in N central Germany. 495,300. a city in S Pennsylvania. 14,890. a town in SE Massachusetts. 11,358. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. See also: hanover (Thesaurus) Hanotaux Hanoverian Related Content Daily Word Quiz: hedonist Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language