Kléber

[ kley-ber ]

/ kleɪˈbɛr /

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noun

Jean Bap·tiste

[zhahnba-teest], /ʒɑ̃ baˈtist/, 1753–1800, French general.

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Words nearby Kléber

Klaus, Klausenburg, klavern, klaxon, kleagle, Kléber, Klebs, klebsiella, Klebs-Löffler bacillus, Klee, Kleenex

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How to use Kléber in a sentence

Of his great career I could speak freely, for Kleber's name was, in soldier esteem, scarcely second to that of Bonaparte himself.
Harper's New Monthly Magazine Vol. IV, No. 19, Dec 1851|Various
Kleber is my son; and so that he is alive and well, I care little if a general or simple soldier.
Harper's New Monthly Magazine Vol. IV, No. 19, Dec 1851|Various
At Cairo, the Egyptians could not comprehend how it was that Kleber, with his majestic form, was not commander-in-chief.
Harper's New Monthly Magazine, No. XXVII, August 1852, Vol. V|Various
She ordered the driver of the taxicab to take her to Mr. Stapleton's house in the Avenue Kleber.
The Blue Lights|Arnold Fredericks

The kidnapper strolled over to the window which overlooked the Avenue Kleber, drew aside the curtain, and looked out.
The Blue Lights|Arnold Fredericks

British Dictionary definitions for Kléber

Kléber

/ (French klebɛr) /

noun

Jean Baptiste (ʒɑ̃ batist). 1753–1800, French general, who succeeded Napoleon as commander in Egypt (1799); assassinated

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