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Frobisher
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Fro·bish·er  (frb-shr, frb-), Sir Martin 1535?-1594.
English explorer who made three voyages to the Canadian Arctic (1576, 1577, and 1578) in search of the Northwest Passage.
Frobisher [ˈfrəʊbɪʃə]
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(Biographies / Frobisher, Sir Martin (?1535-1594) M, English, TRAVEL AND EXPLORATION: navigator, TRAVEL AND EXPLORATION: explorer) Sir Martin. ?1535-94, English navigator and explorer: made three unsuccessful voyages in search of the Northwest Passage (1576; 1577; 1578), visiting Labrador and Baffin Island
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Noun1.Frobisher - English explorer who led an expedition in search of the Northwest Passage to the orientFrobisher - English explorer who led an expedition in search of the Northwest Passage to the orient; served under Drake and helped defeat the Spanish Armada (1535-1594)
Sir Martin Frobisher
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