Anne of Cleves

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noun

1515–57, fourth wife of Henry VIII of England.

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Words nearby Anne of Cleves

Annelida, Annensky, Anne of Austria, Anne of Bohemia, Anne of Brittany, Anne of Cleves, Anne of Denmark, Anne of France, Annette, annex, annexa

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British Dictionary definitions for Anne of Cleves

Anne of Cleves

/ (kliːvz) /

noun

1515–57, the fourth wife of Henry VIII of England: their marriage (1540) was annulled after six months

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