Vespucci

(ves po̵̅o̅t′c̸hē)

Vespucci, Amerigo (L. name Americus Vespucius) 1454-1512; It. navigator & explorer

See Vespucci in American Heritage Dictionary 4

Italian navigator and explorer of the South American coast. America was named in his honor.

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