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Kleve

Kleve proper noun: a town in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.

Proper noun (1)

Kleve

  1. A town in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.

Proper noun (2)

Kleve (plural Kleves)

  1. A surname.

Forms of Kleve

alternative formCleves
pluralKleves

Origin of Kleve

From German Kleve, from Old High German Cleve, ultimately from Proto-Germanic *klibą (“cliff”). Cognate with English cliff.

Borrowed from German and Norwegian Kleve.

Questions about Kleve

What does Kleve mean?
Kleve means a town in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.
What part of speech is Kleve?
Kleve is a proper noun.

Words near Kleve in the dictionary

  1. Kletsk
  2. kletterschuh
  3. kletterschuhe
  4. kletterschuhs
  5. Klevan
  6. Kleve
  7. Kleven
  8. Klevens
  9. Kleverlandish
  10. Kleves
  11. klewang

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