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AMERIGO VESPUCCI

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Overview

AMERIGO VESPUCCI (noun)
  The noun AMERIGO VESPUCCI has 1 sense:

1. Florentine navigator who explored the coast of South America; America was named in his honor (1454-1512)play

  Familiarity information: AMERIGO VESPUCCI used as a noun is very rare.


English dictionary: Word details


AMERIGO VESPUCCI (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Florentine navigator who explored the coast of South America; America was named in his honor (1454-1512)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

Americus Vespucius; Amerigo Vespucci; Vespucci

Instance hypernyms:

navigator (in earlier times, a person who explored by ship)


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