Clovis I

/ˈkloʊvəs aɪ/
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Definitions of Clovis I
  1. 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)
    synonyms: Clovis
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    Frank
    a member of the ancient Germanic peoples who spread from the Rhine into the Roman Empire in the 4th century
    Rex, king, male monarch
    a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom
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