MAGELLAN

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

Portuguese navigator in the service of Spain; he commanded an expedition that was the first to circumnavigate the world (1480-1521)

Synonyms:

Ferdinand Magellan; Fernao Magalhaes; Magellan

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Nouns denoting people

Instance hypernyms:

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

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