Vespucci

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

Vespucci
    n 1: Florentine navigator who explored the coast of South
         America; America was named in his honor (1454-1512) [syn:
         {Vespucci}, {Amerigo Vespucci}, {Americus Vespucius}]

from Who Was Who: 5000 B. C. to Date

VESPUCCI

A., an enterprising journalist who arrived on the
scene after the discovery had been made.  V. wrote the story in
such a clever manner he succeeded in cheating the discoverer
out of naming the place. (See Columbus.)

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