Hanoverian

English

Etymology

Hanover +‎ -ian

Pronunciation

Rhymes: -ɪɹiən

Adjective

Hanoverian (comparative more Hanoverian, superlative most Hanoverian)

Of or from Hanover.
the Hanoverian brown rat
Of or from the House of Hanover, a German royal dynasty.

Derived terms

Hanoverian rat

Noun

Hanoverian (plural Hanoverians)

Someone of or from Hanover.
Someone from the House of Hanover.
A supporter of the House of Hanover.
- 1749, Henry Fielding, chapter II, in The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling, volumes (please specify |volume=I to VI), London: A[ndrew] Millar, […], →OCLC, book VI:
  " […] 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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