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vespucci

/vɛˈspuː.tʃi/

Traduction: Nom propre désignant le navigateur et explorateur florentin qui a exploré les côtes de l'Amérique du Sud et dont le prénom a donné son nom au continent américain.

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/vɛˈspuː.tʃi/C1formal
  • frNom propre désignant le navigateur et explorateur florentin qui a exploré les côtes de l'Amérique du Sud et dont le prénom a donné son nom au continent américain.

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.

indénombrable · nom propre

  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.

    frAmerigo Vespucci (explorateur florentin)

    • 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.