"Kleve" meaning in German

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Proper name

IPA: /ˈkleːvə/ Audio: De-Kleve.ogg Forms: Kleves [genitive], Kleve [genitive, with-article]
Etymology: From Middle High German Cleve, Clive, from Old High German Cliva. The form with -e- follows the local Middle Dutch clēve. Related with Kliff (“cliff”). At a mere 100 m ASL, the town is nevertheless one of the highest points of the region. Etymology templates: {{inh|de|gmh|Cleve}} Middle High German Cleve, {{inh|de|goh|Cliva}} Old High German Cliva, {{der|de|dum|clēve}} Middle Dutch clēve Head templates: {{de-proper noun|toponym}} Kleve n (proper noun, genitive Kleves or (optionally with an article) Kleve)
  1. Kleve, Cleves (a town and rural district of Lower Rhine, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany) Tags: neuter, proper-noun Categories (place): Districts of North Rhine-Westphalia, Places in Germany, Places in North Rhine-Westphalia, Towns in Germany, Towns in North Rhine-Westphalia Synonyms: Cleve [obsolete]

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