ABEL JANSZOON TASMAN

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Meaning:

Dutch navigator who was the first European to discover Tasmania and New Zealand (1603-1659)

Synonyms:

Abel Janszoon Tasman; Abel Tasman; Tasman

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Instance hypernyms:

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

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