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Clo⋅vis

  [kloh-vis]
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1. a town in central California. 33,021.
2. a city in E New Mexico. 31,194.
3. a male given name.
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Clo⋅vis

  [kloh-vis]
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of or pertaining to a Paleo-Indian cultural tradition of North America, esp. 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:
1955–60; after Clovis, New Mexico, near where such projectile points were found

Clo⋅vis I

  [kloh-vis; Fr. klaw-vees]
–noun
a.d. c465–511, king of the Franks 481–511.
German, Chlodwig.
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Clo·vis 1   (klō'vĭs)   

  1. A city of central California in the foothills of the Sierra Nevada near Fresno. It is a processing center. Population: 89,300.

  2. A city of eastern New Mexico near the Texas border. It is a trade center in a wheat and cattle area. Population: 33,300.

Clo·vis 2   (klō'vĭs)   
adj.  Of or relating to a prehistoric human culture widespread throughout North America from about 12,000 to 9,000 B.C., distinguished by sharp fluted projectile points made of chalcedony or obsidian.

[After Clovis1, New Mexico.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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Clovis 
"type of prehistoric stone spearpoints," 1943, from Clovis, N.M., near where they were found.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Clovis

city, seat (1909) of Curry county, eastern New Mexico, U.S., in the High Plains (4,260 feet [1,298 metres] above sea level) near the Texas state line. It was founded in 1906 as a division point for the Santa Fe Railway. Centre of an irrigated farm and ranch area, it has extensive livestock-auction and cattle-feeding facilities and also markets sugar beets, sorghum, wheat, cotton, vegetables, poultry, and dairy products. Nearby Cannon Air Force Base contributes substantially to the economy. In 1932 prehistoric artifacts were discovered in the locality, and the city gave its name to the Clovis complex (a Stone Age culture). Inc. 1909. Pop. (1990) 30,954; (2000) 32,667.

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