HyperDic: vasco_nunez_de_balboa

English > 1 sense of the expression Vasco Nunez de Balboa:
NOUNperson Vasco Nunez de Balboa, BalboaSpanish 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)
English > Vasco Nunez de Balboa: 1 sense > noun 1, person
MeaningSpanish 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).
SynonymBalboa
Instance ofnavigatorIn earlier times, a person who explored by ship
SpanishBalboa, Vasco Nunez de Balboa
CatalanBalboa

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