Kleist

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/klaɪst/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(klīst)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
Kleist  (klīst),USA pronunciation n. 
    (Bernd) Hein•rich (Wil•helm) von  (bernt hīnrikh vilhelm fən),USA pronunciation 1777–1811, German poet, dramatist, and story writer. Kleisti•an, adj. 

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
Kleist /klaɪst/ n
  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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