NOUN | person | Vasco Nunez de Balboa, Balboa | Spanish explorer who in 1513 crossed the Isthmus of Darien and became the first European to see the eastern shores of the Pacific Ocean (1475-1519) |
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Meaning | Spanish explorer who in 1513 crossed the Isthmus of Darien and became the first European to see the eastern shores of the Pacific Ocean (1475-1519). | |
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Synonym | Balboa | |
Instance of | navigator | In earlier times, a person who explored by ship |
Spanish | Balboa, Vasco Nunez de Balboa | |
Catalan | Balboa |
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