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Xavierite

Xavierite noun: a student who attends any of numerous schools named for Saint Francis Xavier.

Noun

Xavierite (plural Xavierites)

  1. A student who attends any of numerous schools named for Saint Francis Xavier.
    • When St. Xavier's won the Harris Shield under Chaudhari's captaincy, every Xavierite went delirious with joy.1976, Sunil Gavaskar, Sunny Days
    • One of the three [who got a PhD in mathematics] was a Xavierite.2006, Norman C. Francis, The Future of Historically Black Colleges and Universities

Forms of Xavierite

pluralXavierites

Origin of Xavierite

From Xavier + -ite.

Questions about Xavierite

What does Xavierite mean?
Xavierite means a student who attends any of numerous schools named for Saint Francis Xavier.
What part of speech is Xavierite?
Xavierite is a noun.
What is the plural of Xavierite?
The plural of Xavierite is Xavierites.

Words near Xavierite in the dictionary

  1. Xavier soup
  2. Xavieresque
  3. Xavierian
  4. Xavierians
  5. Xavierism
  6. Xavierite
  7. Xavierites
  8. Xavánte
  9. Xavántes
  10. xawala
  11. Xayar

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