Definitions for Xavierˈzeɪ vi ər, ˈzæv i-, ˈzeɪ vyər
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Random House Webster's College Dictionary
Xa•vi•erˈzeɪ vi ər, ˈzæv i-, ˈzeɪ vyər(n.)
Saint Francis (Francisco Javier), 1506–52, Spanish Jesuit missionary.
Category: Biography
Princeton's WordNet
Xavier, Saint Francis Xavier(noun)
Spanish missionary and Jesuit who establish missionaries in Japan and Ceylon and the East Indies (1506-1552)
Wiktionary
Xavier(ProperNoun)
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Origin: Surname of a sixteenth century saint, Francis Xavier, from a place name in Navarre, originally etxeberria.
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