"kleft" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: klefts [plural]
Etymology: Ultimately from Greek κλέφτης (kléftis, “thief”). Etymology templates: {{der|en|el|κλέφτης||thief}} Greek κλέφτης (kléftis, “thief”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} kleft (plural klefts)
  1. (now historical) A type of brigand operating in the mountains of pre-Revolutionary Greece. Tags: historical Categories (place): Greece Synonyms: klepht
    Sense id: en-kleft-en-noun-WwJEX146 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry

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