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Klein

American  
[klahyn] / klaɪn /

noun

  1. Felix 1849–1925, German mathematician.

  2. Melanie, 1882–1960, British psychoanalyst, specialist in treatment of children, born in Austria.


Klein British  
/ klaɪn /

noun

  1. Calvin ( Richard ). born 1942, US fashion designer

  2. Melanie. 1882–1960, Austrian psychoanalyst resident in England (from 1926), noted for her work on child behaviour

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Cylinders, donuts, Mobius strips, and Klein bottles can all illustrate how spaces with locally flat geometry can have very different overall structures.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 28, 2026

"Language shapes how we see ourselves," says Shari Klein, one of the founders of the Schaamteloos campaign, which targets words that use "schaam" or "shame".

From BBC ● Sep. 23, 2026

Presley Gerber worked as a model, including in 2018, at age 18, as the face of Calvin Klein Jeans’ global advertising campaign, along with his sister, Kaia Gerber.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 22, 2026

“It’s very important that we not create a hermetic ghetto,” said Jacky Klein, executive publisher of Odessa.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 10, 2026

Either Mr. or Mrs. Klein had obviously looked at it one more time before leaving.

From "Z for Zachariah" by Robert C. O’Brien

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