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Pronunciation / Transliteration: Kèluòwéīsī
"克洛维斯文化以其独特的石制尖端而闻名。"
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Pertaining to a prehistoric Paleo-Indian culture of North America, dated to about 13,500 to 12,500 years ago, characterized by distinctively shaped fluted stone spear points.
"Archaeologists uncovered a rare Clovis point embedded in the rib bone of an extinct mammoth." - 2
A historical masculine given name of Germanic origin, notably borne by the founder of the Merovingian dynasty and first king of the Franks to unite all Frankish tribes.
"King Clovis I converted to Christianity in 496 AD, profoundly shaping the religious and political landscape of medieval Europe."
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Derived from the Old Frankish name *Chlodovech, composed of elements meaning 'fame' and 'war' (ultimately the etymological ancestor of the name Louis). In an archaeological context, it refers to the Clovis culture, named after the type site near Clovis, New Mexico, where distinctive stone tools were first discovered in the 1930s.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Clovis" is said worldwide
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Clovis
Transliteration: /klɔ.vis/
"La culture clovis est l'une des plus anciennes cultures préhistoriques d'Amérique du Nord."
Clovis
Transliteration: /ˈklɔvɪs/
"Die Clovis-Kultur ist bekannt für ihre charakteristischen Steinspitzen."
Clovis
Transliteration: /ˈklɔvis/
"Il re Clodoveo, noto storicamente come Clovis, unificò le tribù franche."
Clovis
Transliteration: /ˈkloβis/
"Las puntas de lanza clovis son un hallazgo clave en la arqueología americana."
Clovis
Transliteration: /ˈklɔvis/
"A cultura clovis representa os primeiros habitantes generalizados da América do Norte."
क्लोविस संस्कृति
Transliteration: klovis sanskriti
Script: क्लोविस
"क्लोविस संस्कृति उत्तर अमेरिका की एक प्राचीन पुरा-भारतीय संस्कृति है।"
克洛维斯
Transliteration: Kèluòwéīsī
"克洛维斯文化以其独特的石制尖端而闻名。"
클로비스
Transliteration: keullobiseu
"클로비스 문화는 북아메리카의 선사 시대 문화 중 하나입니다."
クローヴィス
Transliteration: Kurōvisu
"クローヴィス文化は北米の初期の先住民文化として知られています。"
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