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Verrazano

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Ver·ra·za·no or Ver·raz·za·no  (vr-zän, -rä-tsä-), Giovanni da 1485?-1528?
Italian explorer of the Atlantic coast of North America.

Verrazano, Verrazzano (Italian) [verraˈtsaːno]
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(Biographies / Verrazano, Giovanni da (?1485-?1528) M, Florentine, TRAVEL AND EXPLORATION: navigator) Giovanni da (dʒoˈvanni da). ?1485-?1528, Florentine navigator; the first European to sight what was to become New York (1524)
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Noun1.Verrazano - Florentine navigator who explored the eastern coast of North America (circa 1485-1528)Verrazano - Florentine navigator who explored the eastern coast of North America (circa 1485-1528)


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