Synonyms for Cabot (same or very similar meaning)
WordNet sense 1 (son of John Cabot who was born in Italy and who led an English expedition in search of the Northwest Passage and a Spanish expedition that explored the La Plata region of Brazil; in 1544 he published a map of the world (1476-1557)):
Sebastian Cabot
WordNet sense 2 (Italian explorer who led the English expedition in 1497 that discovered the mainland of North America and explored the coast from Nova Scotia to Newfoundland (ca. 1450-1498)):
Giovanni Cabato, John Cabot
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