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HANOVERIAN

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A member (or supporter) of the house of Hanover

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("Hanoverian" is a kind of...):

English person (a native or inhabitant of England)

Holonyms ("Hanoverian" is a member of...):

Hanover; Hanoverian line; House of Hanover (the English royal house that reigned from 1714 to 1901 (from George I to Victoria))

Derivation:

Hanoverian (of or relating to the former English royal House of Hanover or their supporters)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Any of the British rulers who were members of the House of Hanover

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("Hanoverian" is a kind of...):

ruler; swayer (a person who rules or commands)

Holonyms ("Hanoverian" is a member of...):

Hanover; Hanoverian line; House of Hanover (the English royal house that reigned from 1714 to 1901 (from George I to Victoria))

Derivation:

Hanoverian (of or relating to the former English royal House of Hanover or their supporters)

 II. (adjective) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Of or relating to the former English royal House of Hanover or their supporters

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Pertainym:

Hanover (the English royal house that reigned from 1714 to 1901 (from George I to Victoria))

Derivation:

Hanover (the English royal house that reigned from 1714 to 1901 (from George I to Victoria))

Hanoverian (a member (or supporter) of the house of Hanover)

Hanoverian (any of the British rulers who were members of the House of Hanover)

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