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neves

neves is the plural of neve.

Meaning of neve

Noun

neve (plural neves)

  1. (obsolete, rare) Nephew.
    • Iwein considers it his right and duty to avenge his neve, and is much exercised when Artûs proposes to go to the well with his full strength, for he apprehends that the king will give the distinction of the combat to his sister's son Gâwein.1920, Wilhelm Robert Richard Pinger, Laurence Sterne and Goethe
  2. (obsolete, rare) A male cousin.
    • Still another passenger on the same ship was Gysbert Philips from Velthuysen, 24 years old, a "neve" ( nephew or cousin) of Cornelia Wynkoop.1988, Michael Tepper, New World immigrants
  3. (obsolete, rare) A grandson.
  4. (rare) A spendthrift.

See all 5 meanings of neve

Proper noun (1) capitalized: Neves

Neves

  1. (plural) plural of Neve

Proper noun (2) capitalized: Neves

Neves

  1. A city in northwestern São Tomé, São Tomé and Príncipe.
  2. A surname.

Words formed from neves

Phrases with neves

Questions about neves

What does neves mean?
Neves means a city in northwestern São Tomé, São Tomé and Príncipe.
What is neves the plural of?
Neves is the plural of neve.
What part of speech is neves?
Neves is a proper noun.

Words near neves in the dictionary

  1. Neveruary
  2. neverwas
  3. neverwet
  4. neverwozzer
  5. neverwozzers
  6. neves
  7. neves to rouf
  8. Nevett
  9. Neveu
  10. Neveus
  11. nevey

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