Cab·ot (k b  t), John Originally Giovanni Caboto. 1450?-1498? Italian-born explorer who commanded the English expedition that discovered the North American mainland (1497). |
| Cabot, Sebastian 1476?-1557. Italian-born explorer and cartographer who led an English expedition in search of the Northwest Passage (1509) and a Spanish expedition to South America (1525-1528). He published a map of the world in 1544. |
Cabot [ˈkæbət]
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1. (Biographies / Cabot, John (1450-1498) M, Italian, TRAVEL AND EXPLORATION: explorer) John Italian name Giovanni Caboto. 1450-98, Italian explorer, who landed in North America in 1497, under patent from Henry VII of England, and explored the coast from Nova Scotia to Newfoundland
2. (Biographies / (?1476-1557) M, Italian, TRAVEL AND EXPLORATION: navigator, GEOGRAPHY: cartographer) his son, Sebastian. ?1476-1557, Italian navigator and cartographer, who served the English and Spanish crowns: explored the La Plata region of Brazil (1526-30)
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| Noun | 1. |  Cabot - 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; in 1544 he published a map of the world (1476-1557) |
| 2. |  Cabot - 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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