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The article for

Hannover

(das) Hannover

Hannover is a proper noun and usually takes no article. When one is needed it is das.

Learn the noun together with its article. See the article rules.

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Meaning

[1] City in Germany, capital of Lower Saxony

[1] Stadt in Deutschland, Hauptstadt von Niedersachsen

[2] Historical: Kingdom of Hanover, Land Hanover, Province of Hanover

[2] historisch: Königreich Hannover, Land Hannover, Provinz Hannover

[3] Genealogical House of Hanover

[3] genealogisch Haus Hannover

Examples

[1] Hanover is located on the Leineä

[1] Hannover liegt an der Leine.

[1] "Everyone had already learned, I don't know how to go with me from Wesel to Hanover"

[1] „Alle hatten bereits erfahren, ich weiß nicht wie, daß sie von Wesel bis Hannover mit mir gefahren war.“
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These dictionary examples can include historical and less common uses.

[1] "The other day I even read about a woman who had the inner city map of Hanover on her back tattooed"

[1] „Neulich las ich gar von einer Frau, die sich den Innenstadtplan von Hannover auf ihren Rücken hat tätowieren lassen.“
Grammar note

The article is needed if "Hanover" in a certain quality, at a certain time or period as a subject or object in the sentence, is otherwise, i.e. usually, no article is used.

Declension

1 Singular Plural
Nominativ (das) Hannover —
Genitiv (des Hannover) (des Hannovers) Hannovers —
Dativ (dem) Hannover —
Akkusativ (das) Hannover —

Pronunciation

In context

[1] Hannover - Turm der Marktkirche
[1] Hannover - Turm der Marktkirche Wikimedia Commons

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