/ Dictionary / Index C Clovis: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: Clo•vis Pronunciation: (klō'vis), [key] — n. a town in central California. 33,021. a city in E New Mexico. 31,194. a male given name. Clo•vis Pronunciation: (klō'vis), [key] — adj. 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 pointused in big-game hunting. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. See also: clovis (Thesaurus) cloverleaf Clovis I Related Content Daily Word Quiz: abstain Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language