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SERRA
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• SERRA (noun)
The noun SERRA has 1 sense:
1. Spanish missionary who founded Franciscan missions in California (1713-1784)
Familiarity information: SERRA used as a noun is very rare.
Sense 1
Meaning:
Spanish missionary who founded Franciscan missions in California (1713-1784)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
Junipero Serra; Miguel Jose Serra; Serra
Instance hypernyms:
missionary; missioner (someone sent on a mission--especially a religious or charitable mission to a foreign country)
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