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tasman

/ˈtæz.mən/

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noun

/ˈtæz.mən/C1formal
  • ruИмя собственное, относящееся к голландскому мореплавателю, который первым из европейцев открыл Тасманию и Новую Зеландию, жившему с 1603 по 1659 год.

A proper noun referring to a Dutch navigator who was the first European to discover Tasmania and New Zealand, living from 1603 to 1659.

uncountable · proper noun

  1. Abel TasmanB2formal

    A Dutch navigator and explorer, the first European to reach Tasmania and New Zealand in the 17th century.

    ruАбель Тасман

    • Abel Tasman discovered the island now named Tasmania in 1642.
    • The Tasman Sea is named after the explorer Abel Tasman.
    • Tasman's voyages greatly expanded European knowledge of the South Pacific.