Rive (plural: rives) is a

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word meaning "bank" (of a river). It could also refer to the following people or places:

Geography

France

Rives is the name of 2

communes An intentional community is a voluntary residential community which is designed to have a high degree of social cohesion and teamwork from the start. The members of an intentional community typically hold a common social, political, religious, ...

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Rives, Isère Rives () is a commune in the Isère department in southeastern France. Population Access By road: By motorway (A48) or the Départemental Road, the D1085, between Lyon and Grenoble By train: The TER Lyon Perrache/Saint André le Gaz/Grenoble l ...

in the Isère ''département'' * Rives, Lot-et-Garonne, in the Lot-et-Garonne ''département''

United States

Rives Township, Michigan Rives Township is a civil township of Jackson County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 4,683 at the 2010 census. Communities * Rives Junction is an unincorporated community in the township at . It was founded in 1834 by Samuel ...

* Rives, Missouri * Rives, Tennessee

People

Rives is the name of several people: *

Rives (poet) Rives (born 1968) is an American poet, storyteller, and author. He appeared on Seasons 3-6 of HBO's Def Poetry Jam and was a member of Team Hollywood, which won the 2004 National Poetry Slam. His best-known poems include "Kite," about waking up a ...

— a performance poet *

Alexander Rives Alexander Rives (June 17, 1806 – September 17, 1885) was a Virginia attorney, politician and plantation owner. He served in both houses of the Virginia General Assembly, as a justice of the Supreme Court of Virginia and as a United States dis ...

— U.S. District Court judge from Virginia * Alfred L. Rives — was an American engineer * Francis Everod Rives - American politician from Virginia *

George Lockhart Rives George Lockhart Rives (May 1, 1849 – August 18, 1917), was an American lawyer, politician, and author who served as United States Assistant Secretary of State from 1887 to 1889. Early life Rives was born in New York City on May 1, 1849, to Franc ...

- American diplomat *

Jean Baptiste Rives Jean-Baptiste Jassont Lafayette Rives, sometimes referred to as John Reeves (1793–1833), was a French adventurer who served in the court of the Kingdom of Hawaii. His first name was sometimes spelled John and last name Reeves by English speakers ...

— French secretary in early 19th-century Kingdom of Hawaii *

Jean-Pierre Rives Jean-Pierre Rives (born 31 December 1952) is a French former rugby union player and visual artist. "A cult figure in France", according to the ''BBC'', he came to epitomise the team's spirit and "ultra-committed, guts-and-glory style of play".

— a former French Rugby Union player *

William Cabell Rives William Cabell Rives (May 4, 1793April 25, 1868) was an American lawyer, planter, politician and diplomat from Virginia. Initially a Jackson Democrat as well as member of the First Families of Virginia, Rives served in the Virginia House of Delega ...

- American diplomat and politician from Virginia

Other

* Rives (grape), French wine grape

Geography

France

United States

People

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See also