NOUN | person | Bartholomeu Dias, Dias, Diaz, Bartholomeu Diaz | Portuguese explorer who in 1488 was the first European to get round the Cape of Good Hope (thus establishing a sea route from the Atlantic to Asia) (1450-1500) |
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Meaning | Portuguese explorer who in 1488 was the first European to get round the Cape of Good Hope (thus establishing a sea route from the Atlantic to Asia) (1450-1500). | |
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Synonyms | Dias, Diaz, Bartholomeu Diaz | |
Instance of | navigator | In earlier times, a person who explored by ship |
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