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Kleist

American

[klahyst] / klaɪst /

noun

(Bernd) Heinrich (Wilhelm) von 1777–1811, German poet, dramatist, and story writer.

Kleist British

/ klaɪst /

noun

( Bernd ) Heinrich ( Wilhelm ) von (ˈhainrɪç fɔn). 1777–1811, German dramatist, poet, and short-story writer. His plays include The Broken Pitcher (1808), Penthesilea (1808), and The Prince of Homburg (published 1821)

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Kleistian

adjective

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Kleist

Standing in his boat with binoculars in hand, hunter Malik Kleist scans the horizon for seals.

From Barron's ● Feb. 10, 2026

"I think it's a good time for Macron to come through here," Kleist adds.

From BBC ● Jun. 14, 2025

Born Asta Berwind von Kleist, the countess was the daughter of Baron and Baroness Frederick von Kleist.

From Washington Post ● Sep. 16, 2022

He doesn’t even like Kleist, whom he considers an overwrought “hysteric” and a “man desperately stabbing himself with the needle of his own personality in an attempt to get a response.”

From Slate ● Sep. 14, 2020

Frau Kleist claimed everything I did was wrong but she was all too happy to let me clean, cook, and preserve for her.

From "Salt to the Sea" by Ruta Sepetys

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