CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

Italian navigator who discovered the New World in the service of Spain while looking for a route to China (1451-1506)

Synonyms:

Christopher Columbus; Columbus; Cristobal Colon; Cristoforo Colombo

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Nouns denoting people

Instance hypernyms:

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

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