Cliffe

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proper noun

A village in Cliffe and Cliffe Woods parish, Medway borough, Kent (OS grid ref TQ7376).

OriginOld English clif →
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Meanings

proper nounCliffe (countable and uncountable, plural Cliffes)

plural Cliffes

  1. A place in England:
    1. countableuncountableA village in Cliffe and Cliffe Woods parish, Medway borough, Kent (OS grid ref TQ7376).
    2. countableuncountableA suburb of Great Harwood, Hyndburn district, Lancashire (OS grid ref SD7332).
    3. countableuncountableA small village and civil parish (served by Manfield with Cliffe Parish Council) in North Yorkshire, previously in Richmondshire district (OS grid ref NZ2115).
    4. countableuncountableA village and civil parish in North Yorkshire, previously in Selby district (OS grid ref SE6632).
  2. countableuncountableA habitational surname from Old English.

Origin

  1. Old Englishclif“cliff, crag”
  2. EnglishCliffe

From Old English clif (“cliff, crag”).

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APA

Cliffe. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Cliffe

MLA

“Cliffe.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Cliffe. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Cliffe,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Cliffe.

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