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Vespucci, Amerigo

Ves puc ci, Amerigo |vesˈp (y )o͞oCHē vəˈsputʃi | (1451 –1512 ), Italian merchant and explorer. He reached the coast of Venezuela on his first voyage 1499 –1500 and explored the Brazilian coastline 1501 –02. The Latin form of his first name is believed to have given rise to the name of America.

 

Oxford Dictionary

Vespucci, Amerigo

Vespucci, Amerigo |vɛˈspuːtʃi | (1451 –1512 ), Italian merchant and explorer. He travelled to the New World, reaching the coast of Venezuela on his first voyage (1499 –1500 ) and exploring the Brazilian coastline in 1501 –2. The Latin form of his first name is believed to have given rise to the name of America.

 

Duden Dictionary

Vespucci

Ves puc ci Eigenname |Vesp u cci …t͜ʃi |italienischer Seefahrer

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

Vespucci

Ves puc ci /vespúːtʃi /名詞 ベスプッチ Amerigo /ɑ̀ːməríːɡoʊ /; 1454 --1512, イタリアの冒険家 航海家; Americaの名は彼のラテン語名Americusから 〙.