Klein

//klaɪn// name

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Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A surname from German, equivalent to English Small.

    "“I call on all citizens of Berlin and across Germany to wear the yarmulke (as the skullcap is known in Yiddish) next Saturday if there are new, intolerable attacks targeting Israel and Jews on the occasion of Al-Quds Day in Berlin,” said Felix Klein in a statement."

Synonyms

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calvin richard kleinfelix kleinklinemelanie klein

Example

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"Miss Klein gives a test every Friday."

Etymology

Borrowed from German Klein.

Related phrases

Klein bottleKlein paradoxKlein quadricKlein quarticKlein tunnelingKlein tunnellingKlein zoneKlein-Nishina formulaKlein-Waardenburg syndromeWaardenburg-Klein syndrome

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