HyperDic: sir_humphrey_gilbert

English > 1 sense of the expression Sir Humphrey Gilbert:
NOUNperson Sir Humphrey Gilbert, Gilbert, Humphrey GilbertEnglish navigator who in 1583 established in Newfoundland the first English colony in North America (1539-1583)
English > Sir Humphrey Gilbert: 1 sense > noun 1, person
MeaningEnglish navigator who in 1583 established in Newfoundland the first English colony in North America (1539-1583).
SynonymsGilbert, Humphrey Gilbert
Instance ofnavigatorIn earlier times, a person who explored by ship
SpanishHumphrey Gilbert
CatalanHumphrey Gilbert

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