Cleves
See also: cleves
English
editEtymology
editFrom French Clèves, from Old High German Cleve, ultimately from Proto-Germanic *klibą (“cliff”). Cognate with English cliff.
Proper noun
editCleves
- (chiefly historical) Kleve (a town in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany)
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- English terms derived from Old High German
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- en:Towns in North Rhine-Westphalia
- en:Towns in Germany
- en:Places in North Rhine-Westphalia
- en:Places in Germany