Clive
[klaiv]
Definition
(noun.) British general and statesman whose victory at Plassey in 1757 strengthened British control of India (1725-1774).
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Examples
- Upon Clive Parliament passed a vote of censure. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- Better try Mr Clive, second door on the left in the next passage. Charles Dickens. Little Dorrit.
- The great leader upon the English side was Robert Clive, who was born in 1725, and went to India in 1743. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
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