Giovanni Cabato

Giovanni Cabato
noun
Italian explorer who led the English expedition in 1497 that discovered the mainland of North America and explored the coast from Nova Scotia to Newfoundland (ca. 1450-1498)
Syn: ↑Cabot, ↑John Cabot
Instance Hypernyms: ↑navigator

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  • John Cabot — noun Italian explorer who led the English expedition in 1497 that discovered the mainland of North America and explored the coast from Nova Scotia to Newfoundland (ca. 1450 1498) • Syn: ↑Cabot, ↑Giovanni Cabato • Instance Hypernyms: ↑navigator *… …   Useful english dictionary

  • Cabot — noun 1. son of John Cabot who was born in Italy and who led an English expedition in search of the Northwest Passage and a Spanish expedition that explored the La Plata region of Brazil; in 1544 he published a map of the world (1476 1557) • Syn:… …   Useful english dictionary

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