hanoverian
Etymology
From Hanover + -ian.
hanoverian means of, from or relating to the city of Hanover, Lower Saxony, Germany. Lexicurio rates it Rare gem — a strength score of 84 out of 100.
adj
- Of, from or relating to the city of Hanover, Lower Saxony, Germany.“the Hanoverian brown rat”
- Of or from the House of Hanover, a German royal dynasty.
- Of or relating to a breed of warmblooded sport horses bred by King George II, the King of Great Britain and Elector of Hanover.
noun
- A native or inhabitant of the city of Hanover, Lower Saxony, Germany.
- Someone from the House of Hanover.
- 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."”
- A horse of the Hanoverian breed.