cleves

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cleves^¹

noun

plural plural of cleve

Cleves^²

Where it comes from

From French Clèves, from Old High German Cleve, ultimately from Proto-Germanic *klibą (“cliff”). Cognate with English cliff. There is no connection with German Klee (“clover”), the clovers in the city's coat of arms being an example of canting arms.

proper noun

historical Kleve (a town in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany).

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@misc{cleves_2026,
  title = {cleves},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/cleves},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}