Hannoverian
English
Etymology
Adjective
Hannoverian (comparative more Hannoverian, superlative most Hannoverian)
- Alternative spelling of Hanoverian.
- 1968 June 28, “World: Brotchen from Heaven”, in Time[1], New York, N.Y.: Time Inc., →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 23 March 2025:
- To remedy the West’s plight, and despite East and West Germans’ conflicts over Berlin, Hannoverian Businessman Hans-Joachim Ermeler, 45, reached across the Iron Curtain and asked East Berlin’s Trade Commission if it would be interested in shipping 60,000 fresh Brötchen over the border each morning.
- 2010 May 1, Scott Horton, “Cicero – The Duties of Government Officials”, in Harper's Magazine[2], New York, N.Y.: Harper's Magazine Foundation, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 19 April 2021:
- When America’s Founding Fathers had won their revolution, they were presented with a challenge. What oath should be sworn? […] As British subjects they were used to swearing an oath of personal fealty to the Hannoverian monarch.
- 2014 June 20, Nick Miller, “England out of World Cup 2014 – reaction as it happened”, in Alan Rusbridger, editor, The Guardian[3], London: Guardian News & Media, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 22 June 2014:
- "Isn't the English national team an anachronism?" asks Ulrich Steckelberg. "With one national team for the entire UK - Britain would be a top competitor for years to come. The Germans don't go to the World Cup with a Bavarian or a Hannoverian team - and they've only been united since 1871 and not since 1707."
- 2015 June 12, John Lichfield, “Waterloo 200-year anniversary: The myths of the battle that changed history. Or maybe not...”, in The Independent[4], London: Independent News & Media, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 13 June 2015:
- Of the 12 cavalry brigades, seven were British and many of their regiments were German. Half the 29 batteries of guns were Hannoverian, Dutch or Belgian.
Noun
Hannoverian (plural Hannoverians)
- Alternative spelling of Hanoverian.
- 1998 July 28, Keiko Morris, “High-Stepping Hopes -- Young Riders, Ranked Tops For Their Age, Learning To Perfect The Precise Art Of Classical Dressage From Woodinville Equestrian”, in The Seattle Times[5], Seattle, W.A.: The Seattle Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 3 November 2025:
- The stable has become his second home, he says, with Christenson as his role model and Staatsmann, his 17-hand Hannoverian, almost like a brother.
- 2013 June 26, Richard Norton-Taylor, “Osborne offers donation for restoration of Battle of Waterloo site”, in Alan Rusbridger, editor, The Guardian[6], London: Guardian News & Media, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 28 December 2014:
- The official continued: "Also, this was not just about Britain and France. Wellington's forces included Belgians, Dutch and Hannoverians. Blucher's Prussians played a decisive role at the end of the battle."
- 2015 June 12, John Lichfield, “Waterloo 200-year anniversary: The myths of the battle that changed history. Or maybe not...”, in The Independent[7], London: Independent News & Media, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 13 June 2015:
- More than half of Wellington’s own force consisted of Hannoverians, Saxons, Dutch and Belgians.