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Meaning of DAVIS

Pronunciation:  'deyvis

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 Definition: 
  1. [n]  United States film actress (1908-1989)
  2. [n]  United States tennis player who donated the Davis Cup for international team tennis competition (1879-1945)
  3. [n]  American statesman; president of the Confederate States of America during the Civil War (1808-1889)
  4. [n]  United States jazz musician; noted for his trumpet style (1926-1991)
  5. [n]  United States painter who developed an American version of Cubism (1894-1964)
  6. [n]  English navigator who explored the Arctic while searching for the Northwest Passage (1550-1605)
 
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 Synonyms: Bette Davis, Davys, Dwight Davis, Dwight Filley Davis, Jefferson Davis, John Davis, John Davys, Miles Davis, Miles Dewey Davis Jr., Stuart Davis
 
 See Also: actress, jazz musician, jazzman, national leader, navigator, painter, solon, statesman, tennis player

 

 

 

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