Tasman

[ taz-muh n; Dutch tahs-mahn ]

/ ˈtæz mən; Dutch ˈtɑsˌmɑn /

A·bel Jans·zoon

[ah-buh l yahn-sohn] /ˈɑ bəl ˈyɑn soʊn/,1602?–59, Dutch navigator and explorer.

Example sentences from the Web for tasman

Tasman thought that it was part of his continent and called it Van Diemen's Land, after the governor-general who had sent him out.

The Golden Book of the Dutch Navigators |Hendrik Willem van Loon
Specimen from Tasman Sea, having parasitic lernæan crustaceans, to which parasitic barnacles are attached.

A Guide to the Study of Fishes, Volume 1 (of 2) |David Starr Jordan
With the exception of Tasman, in 1642, no European captain had ever visited its shores.

Celebrated Travels and Travellers |Jules Verne
There he laboured to civilize his countrymen, planted and harvested wheat, and kept in touch with Marsden across the Tasman Sea.

The Long White Cloud |William Pember Reeves

Tasman's—a large peninsula forming the south-eastern part of the county of Pembroke.

The History of Tasmania , Volume II (of 2) |John West

Tasman

/ (ˈtæzmən) /

Abel Janszoon (ˈabəl ˈjansuːn). 1603–59, Dutch navigator, who discovered Tasmania, New Zealand, and the Tonga and Fiji Islands (1642–43)