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Cleves.

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

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

    historical
Where this word 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.

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