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Cliffe

Cliffe proper noun: a village in Cliffe and Cliffe Woods parish, Medway borough, Kent (OS grid ref TQ7376).

Proper noun

Cliffe (countable and uncountable, plural Cliffes)

  1. A village in Cliffe and Cliffe Woods parish, Medway borough, Kent (OS grid ref TQ7376).
  2. A suburb of Great Harwood, Hyndburn district, Lancashire (OS grid ref SD7332).
  3. A small village and civil parish (served by Manfield with Cliffe Parish Council) in North Yorkshire, previously in Richmondshire district (OS grid ref NZ2115).
  4. A village and civil parish in North Yorkshire, previously in Selby district (OS grid ref SE6632).
  5. A habitational surname from Old English.

Forms of Cliffe

pluralCliffes

Origin of Cliffe

From Old English clif (“cliff, crag”).

Words formed from Cliffe

Questions about Cliffe

What does Cliffe mean?
Cliffe means a village in Cliffe and Cliffe Woods parish, Medway borough, Kent (OS grid ref TQ7376).
What part of speech is Cliffe?
Cliffe is a proper noun.

Words near Cliffe in the dictionary

  1. cliffbound
  2. cliffbrake
  3. cliffbrakes
  4. cliffdrop
  5. cliffdrops
  6. Cliffe
  7. Cliffe and Cliffe Woods
  8. Cliffe Common
  9. Cliffe Vale
  10. Cliffe Woods
  11. cliffed

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