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Clive
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Clive  (klv), Robert. Baron Clive of Plassey. 1725-1774.
British soldier and statesman who was instrumental in securing Great Britain's interests in India.
Clive [klaɪv]
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(Biographies / Clive, Robert (1725-1774) M, British, MILITARY: general, POLITICS: statesman) 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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Noun1.Clive - British general and statesman whose victory at Plassey in 1757 strengthened British control of India (1725-1774)Clive - British general and statesman whose victory at Plassey in 1757 strengthened British control of India (1725-1774)
Baron Clive, Baron Clive of Plassey, Robert Clive
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