- (465-511) , king of the Franks 481-511. He extended Merovingian rule to Gaul and Germany, making Paris his capital. After his conversion to Christianity he championed orthodoxy against the Arian Visigoths, finally defeating them in the battle of Poitiers (507).克洛维（公元465-511, 法兰克国王[481-511]; 将墨洛温王朝统治扩张至高卢和德国, 定都巴黎; 皈依基督教后, 与信奉阿里乌教义的西哥特人作战以捍卫正统, 终于普瓦提埃战役将其击败[507]）。
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usu. as modifier
- Archaeology a Palaeo-Indian culture of Central and North America, dated to about 11,500-11,000 years ago and earlier. The culture is distinguished by heavy leaf-shaped stone spearheads (Clovis points), often found in conjunction with the bones of mammoths.【考古】克洛维斯文化（中北美洲古印第安文化, 可追溯至11,000-11,500年前或更早; 该文化以其石制叶形矛头［克洛维斯尖状投掷器］闻名, 常与猛犸骨一起被发掘）。比较FOLSOM.
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first found near Clovis in eastern New Mexico, US.