Cleves
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English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From French Clèves, from Old High German Cleve, ultimately from Proto-Germanic *klibą (“cliff”). Cognate with English cliff.
Proper noun
[edit]Cleves
- (chiefly historical) Kleve (a town in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany)
See also
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- English terms borrowed from French
- English terms derived from French
- English terms derived from Old High German
- English terms derived from Proto-Germanic
- English lemmas
- English proper nouns
- English uncountable nouns
- English terms with historical senses
- en:Towns in North Rhine-Westphalia
- en:Towns in Germany
- en:Places in North Rhine-Westphalia
- en:Places in Germany