Meaning of Cabot in English

  1. Pronunciation

    /ˈkæbət/

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  1. Noun

    Cabot

    Definitions

    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

    Examples

    • « in 1544 he published a map of the world (1476-1557) »
  2. 2. 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)
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