Vespucci

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

/ vɛˈspu tʃi, -ˈspyu-; Italian vɛsˈput tʃi /

noun

A·me·ri·go

[uh-mer-i-goh; Italian ah-me-ree-gaw] /əˈmɛr ɪˌgoʊ; Italian ˌɑ mɛˈri gɔ/, Americus Vespucius,1451–1512, Italian merchant, adventurer, and explorer after whom America was named.

Example sentences from the Web for vespucci

The Spaniard, with fire and sword, swiftly followed Vespucci.

The Birth of the Nation |Mrs. Roger A. Pryor
Vespucci was in fact thinking of his future book when he made that speech about translators.

Days of the Discoverers |L. Lamprey
The river was the Orinoco, the currents caused by which set with great force in the direction given by Vespucci.

Amerigo Vespucci |Frederick A. Ober
In order to be able to meet any emergency, Vespucci was furnished with three different letters and sets of instructions.

Amerigo Vespucci |Frederick A. Ober

The evidence against Vespucci is cumulative and quite conclusive.

The Letters of Amerigo Vespucci |Amerigo Vespucci

British Dictionary definitions for vespucci

Vespucci

/ (vɛˈspuːtʃɪ) /

noun

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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