SIR HUMPHREY GILBERT

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

English navigator who in 1583 established in Newfoundland the first English colony in North America (1539-1583)

Synonyms:

Gilbert; Humphrey Gilbert; Sir Humphrey Gilbert

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Instance hypernyms:

navigator (in earlier times, a person who explored by ship)

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