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Kleverlandish

Kleverlandish proper noun: a dialect group of Low Franconian spoken in the eastern Netherlands (between Venlo and Nijmegen) and in western Germany (along the Rhine north of Duisburg).

Proper noun

Kleverlandish

  1. A dialect group of Low Franconian spoken in the eastern Netherlands (between Venlo and Nijmegen) and in western Germany (along the Rhine north of Duisburg).

Origin of Kleverlandish

Calque of Dutch Kleverlands, German Kleverländisch, from Kleverland, from the town of Kleve (“Cleves”).

Questions about Kleverlandish

What does Kleverlandish mean?
Kleverlandish means a dialect group of Low Franconian spoken in the eastern Netherlands (between Venlo and Nijmegen) and in western Germany (along the Rhine north of Duisburg).
What part of speech is Kleverlandish?
Kleverlandish is a proper noun.

Words near Kleverlandish in the dictionary

  1. kletterschuhs
  2. Klevan
  3. Kleve
  4. Kleven
  5. Klevens
  6. Kleverlandish
  7. Kleves
  8. klewang
  9. Klexter
  10. Klexters
  11. klezmer

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