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Clive

[klahyv]

noun

  1. Robert Baron Clive of Plassey, 1725–74, British general and statesman in India.

  2. a male given name, form of Cleve.



Clive

/ ɪ /

noun

  1. Robert, Baron Clive of Plassey. 1725–74, British general and statesman, whose victory at Plassey (1757) strengthened British control in India

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