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Kleist

American  
[klahyst] / klaɪst /

noun

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


Kleist British  
/ klaɪst /

noun

  1. ( 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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But without any ice, "it's too windy and the waves are too big," Kleist says.

From Barron's Feb. 10, 2026

"This is big, I must say, because we never had visits from a president at all, and it's very welcomed," says veteran Greenlandic official, Kaj Kleist.

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

Mr. Kleist talked too much when the Russians arrived.

From "Salt to the Sea" by Ruta Sepetys

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