Xavier
[ zey-vee-er, zav-ee-, zey-vyer ]
/ ˈzeɪ vi ər, ˈzæv i-, ˈzeɪ vyər /
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noun
Saint Francis Francisco Javier; "the Apostle of the Indies", 1506–52, Spanish Jesuit missionary, especially in India and Japan.
a male given name: from an Arabic word meaning “bright.”
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Xavier
/ (ˈzeɪvɪə, ˈzæv-, Spanish xaˈβjɛr) /
noun
Saint Francis, known as the Apostle of the Indies. 1506–52, Spanish missionary, who was a founding member of the Jesuit society (1534) and later preached in Goa, Ceylon, the East Indies, and Japan. Feast day: Dec 3
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