Davis

American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition

1. A city of central California west of Sacramento. A branch of the University of California (established 1908) is here. Population: 61,000.
2. Davis, Benjamin Oliver 1877-1970. American cavalry officer who was the first African-American general in the U.S. Army (1940-1948). His son Benjamin Oliver Davis, Jr. (1912-2002), was the first African-American general in the U.S. Air Force (1954-1970).
3. Davis, Bette Originally Ruth Elizabeth Davis. 1908-1989. American actress who won an Academy Award for Dangerous (1935) and Jezebel (1938).
4. Davis, Dwight Filley 1879-1945. American tennis player and donor (1900) of the Davis Cup for the annual international team tennis competition.
5. Davis, Jefferson 1808-1889. American soldier and president of the Confederacy (1861-1865). He was captured by Union soldiers in 1865 and imprisoned for two years, and although he was indicted for treason (1866), he was never prosecuted.
6. Davis, John See John Davys.
7. Davis, Miles Dewey, Jr. 1926-1991. American jazz musician acclaimed for his warm, often muted trumpet style.
8. Davis, Richard Harding 1864-1916. American writer whose vivid coverage of the Spanish-American, Boer, and Russo-Japanese wars established him as the leading correspondent of his day.
9. Davis, Stuart 1894-1964. American artist who often incorporated jazz tempos into his vibrant canvases. In the 1920s he was strongly influenced by cubism.

Wiktionary

1. n. A common patronymic surname derived from David; variant of Davies
2. n. Any of a number of places named after people with the surname, including a city in California
3. n. A university in Davis, California (University of California, Davis)

WordNet 3.0

1. n. United States jazz musician; noted for his trumpet style (1926-1991)
2. n. United States tennis player who donated the Davis Cup for international team tennis competition (1879-1945)
3. n. English navigator who explored the Arctic while searching for the Northwest Passage (1550-1605)
4. n. American statesman; president of the Confederate States of America during the American Civil War (1808-1889)
5. n. United States painter who developed an American version of cubism (1894-1964)
6. n. United States film actress (1908-1989)