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Vespucci

[ ve-spoo-chee, -spyoo-; Italian ves-poot-chee ]

noun

  1. ··· [uh, -, mer, -i-goh, ah-me-, ree, -gaw], Americus Vespucius, 1451–1512, Italian merchant, adventurer, and explorer after whom America was named.


Vespucci

/ ɛˈːʃɪ /

noun

  1. VespucciAmerigo?14541512MFlorentineTRAVEL AND EXPLORATION: navigator Amerigo (ameˈriːɡo), Latin name Americus Vespucius. ?1454–1512, Florentine navigator in the New World (1499–1500; 1501–02), after whom the continent of America was named
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Mrs. Vespucci saw me, hovering near the classroom door.

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But Lars Jensen, chief executive of Vespucci Maritime in Copenhagen, called the apparent progress “a mirage,” saying ocean carriers have been redirecting vessels to other U.S. ports, including Charleston, S.C., creating smaller jams there.

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Drafting regulations to address the current situation risks unintended consequences once the economy regains its footing, according to Lars Jensen, CEO of Vespucci Maritime, in Copenhagen.

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Why then did Sacrobosco continue to be the standard text after the discoveries of Vespucci?

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He interviewed all the intrepid mariners of the day, including Christopher Columbus, Amerigo Vespucci and Sebastian Cabot, and examined their ships’ logs and charts.

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