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XAVIER

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• XAVIER (noun)
The noun XAVIER has 1 sense:

1. Spanish missionary and Jesuit who establish missionaries in Japan and Ceylon and the East Indies (1506-1552). Etymologically speaking, the name Xavier may be derived from Arabic (Xavier = Bright) or Basque (Etcheberria or Etxabier = The New house).

Familiarity information: XAVIER used as a noun is very rare.

• XAVIER (noun)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

Spanish missionary and Jesuit who establish missionaries in Japan and Ceylon and the East Indies (1506-1552). Etymologically speaking, the name Xavier may be derived from Arabic (Xavier = Bright) or Basque (Etcheberria or Etxabier = The New house).

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

Saint Francis Xavier; Xavier

Instance hypernyms:

missionary (someone who attempts to convert others to a particular doctrine or program)

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