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vespucci

/vɛˈspuː.tʃi/

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noun

/vɛˈspuː.tʃi/C1formal
  • ruИмя собственное, относящееся к флорентийскому мореплавателю и исследователю, который исследовал побережье Южной Америки, и в честь которого был назван континент Америка.

A proper noun referring to a Florentine navigator and explorer who explored the coast of South America, and in whose honor the continent of America was named.

uncountable · proper noun

  1. Florentine ExplorerB2formal

    Amerigo Vespucci, an Italian explorer and navigator from Florence, who explored the coast of South America and after whom the continents of America were named.

    ruФлорентийский исследователь

    • Vespucci was one of the first Europeans to realize that the lands discovered by Columbus were part of a new continent.
    • The name 'America' is derived from the Latin version of Vespucci's first name, Amerigo.
    • Vespucci's letters describing his voyages were widely published and influential in Europe.