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Cleves

American  
[kleevz] / klivz /

noun

  1. a city in W North Rhine-Westphalia, in W Germany.


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Calum Nall is a chef at the Anne of Cleves pub in Melton Mowbray, which is located next door to the church that hosts the pie awards.

From BBC Mar. 9, 2023

Henry sent him to paint Anne of Cleves, to help the monarch decide whether to make her his fourth wife.

From The Guardian Jul. 16, 2020

In 1557, Anne of Cleves, who was briefly the fourth wife of England’s King Henry VIII, died in London at age 41.

From Washington Times Jul. 16, 2020

In the early 19th century, Capt. John Cleves Symmes Jr. thought the Earth had two holes located at the North and South poles that led to inner worlds.

From Washington Post May 22, 2018

Aug. 3.—After giving a long account of the funeral of Ann of Cleves, Strype adds, “and so they went in order to dinner.”

From Dealings with the Dead, Volume I (of 2) by A Sexton of the Old School

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