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FERDINAND MAGELLAN
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• FERDINAND MAGELLAN (noun)
The noun FERDINAND MAGELLAN has 1 sense:
1. Portuguese navigator in the service of Spain; he commanded an expedition that was the first to circumnavigate the world (1480-1521)
Familiarity information: FERDINAND MAGELLAN used as a noun is very rare.
Sense 1
Meaning:
Portuguese navigator in the service of Spain; he commanded an expedition that was the first to circumnavigate the world (1480-1521)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
Ferdinand Magellan; Fernao Magalhaes; Magellan
Instance hypernyms:
navigator (in earlier times, a person who explored by ship)
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