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apostle the indies
Xa·vi·er
/
ˈzeɪ
vi
ər, ˈzæv
i-, ˈzeɪ
vyər
/
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[
zey
-vee-er,
zav
-ee-,
zey
-vyer
]
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noun
1.
Saint Francis
(
Francisco Javier
"the Apostle of the Indies"
)
1506–52,
Spanish Jesuit missionary, especially in India and Japan.
2.
a male given
name
: from an Arabic
word
meaning “bright.”
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Xa·ve·ri·an
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i
ən
,
zæ-
/
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zey-
veer
-ee-
uh
n
,
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,
adjective
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Xavier
(ˈzeɪvɪə, ˈzæv-,
Spanish
xaˈβjɛr)
—
n
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
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
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