Clovis
pronunciation
How to pronounce Clovis in British English:
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How to pronounce Clovis in American English:
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- Noun:
- king of the Franks who unified Gaul and established his capital at Paris and founded the Frankish monarchy; his name was rendered as Gallic `Louis' (466-511)
Word Origin
- 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).
Example
- 1. The clovis spear was a deadly weapon in skilled hands .
- 2. Clovis man could be considered one of americans earliest civilizations .
- 3. Clovis , l need to borrow your truck .
- 4. The clovis people of north america crafted speartips with deep grooves that made wounds bleed freely .
- 5. The successor of the clovis culture , the folsom culture , is also defined by its arrowheads .