Chavin
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of Chavin
Named after Chavin, town in Peru
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
"There's a steady decline in alcohol consumption in France and around the world, wine included, and a rise in responsible drinking," Mathilde Boulachin, founder of another leading French brand, Chavin, told AFP.
From Barron's ● Feb. 12, 2026
The filmmakers began to think about another season of “The Jinx” as they reviewed testimony from conditional witnesses in the Berman case — people like Nick Chavin, the longtime friend turned “secret witness” against Durst.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 26, 2024
The New York Times also reported Chavin was stabbed, citing two people with knowledge of the matter.
From Reuters ● Nov. 25, 2023
A landslide has engulfed a town in Peru's Chavin de Huantar district.
From BBC ● Jul. 1, 2022
As I walked down the dimly lighted corridor toward where the torchlit deity had stood, my fingers ran along the walls created by Chavin craftworkers.
From "1491" by Charles C. Mann
Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
