Kleve

name

name ·1 syllable ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A town in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.
  2. 2
    A surname.

Example

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"My sister often takes the bus from Nijmegen to Kleve."

Etymology

Etymology 1

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

Etymology 2

Borrowed from German and Norwegian Kleve.

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