Clovis I

[ kloh-vis; French klaw-vees ]

/ ˈkloʊ vɪs; French klɔˈvis /

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noun

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

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German Chlodwig.

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How to use Clovis I in a sentence

Mahoney helped author the I-STOP legislation based on data his office collected in regard to fraud.
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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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As of 2012, there are over 523,000 people across the country on Medicaid waiver lists; over 309,000 of those people have I/DD.
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Barbra Driskill-Scherer is the mother of 9-year-old Gunnar, who has I/DD.
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Sam Clovis was recruited to the Iowa GOP ticket to deliver right-wing votes to Senate candidate Joni Ernst.
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James I. sent forth his famous "Counterblast" and in the strongest manner condemned its use.
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Clinical study of the blood may be discussed under the following heads: I. Hemoglobin.
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The reader wishes to infallibly remember that the date of the beheading of Charles I. was 1649.
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As for the slipperiness of the ground, my opponent will run no greater risks than I. I am not the only impatient one.
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But you are a gambler and so am I. I will play you for those documents against twenty-five thousand francs.
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British Dictionary definitions for Clovis I

Clovis I

/ (ˈkləʊvɪs) /

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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