Clovis

[kloh-vis]

adjective

of or relating to a Paleo-Indian cultural tradition of North America, especially the American Southwest, dated 10,000–9000 b.c. and characterized by a usually bifacial, fluted stone projectile point (Clovis point) used in big-game hunting.

Origin of Clovis

1955–60; after Clovis, New Mexico, near where such projectile points were found

Clovis

[kloh-vis]

noun

a town in central California.
a city in E New Mexico.
a male given name.

Clovis I

[kloh-vis; French klaw-vees]

noun

a.d. c465–511, king of the Franks 481–511.

German Chlodwig.

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Contemporary Examples of clovis

While the Clovis, California native may not have completely believed that, he wasn't about to sit around and find out.
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Oliver Jones
December 15, 2014
“Presidential impeachment under almost any circumstances has a way of dividing America,” Clovis said.
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Ben Jacobs
October 6, 2014
In 2013, for example, Clovis said that it would be difficult to impeach the President “because he claims to be black.”
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Ben Jacobs
October 6, 2014
The first U.S. immigrants were known as the Clovis people and arrived 13,000 years ago from Asia.
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J.P. O’Malley
May 25, 2014
That meant the Clovis child should have been of European ancestry.
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Doug Peacock
March 27, 2014

Historical Examples of clovis

The truth is that you were a lady at the Court of Clovis, and I was a heathen captive.
The Gentleman From Indiana
Booth Tarkington
Clovis was converted at the age of thirty, and died at forty-five.
The Formation of Christendom, Volume VI
Thomas W. (Thomas William) Allies
In this letter we are at a hundred years after the conversion of Clovis.
The Formation of Christendom, Volume VI
Thomas W. (Thomas William) Allies
The conversion of Clovis was the first light which arose in this darkness.
The Formation of Christendom, Volume VI
Thomas W. (Thomas William) Allies
Clovis and Dagobert were the benefactors of the church of Strasburg.
Historical Sketch of the Cathedral of Strasburg
Anonymous

British Dictionary definitions for clovis

Clovis I

noun

German name Chlodwig. ?466–511 ad, king of the Franks (481–511), who extended the Merovingian kingdom to include most of Gaul and SW Germany

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Word Origin and History for clovis

Clovis

type of prehistoric stone spearpoints, 1943, from Clovis, New Mexico, U.S., near which place they were found. The town is said to have been named for the Frankish king Clovis (Latinized from Frankish Chlodovech, from Germanic masc. proper name *hluda-wigaz "famous in battle," cognate with Ludwig and Louis).