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TASMAN
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I. (noun)
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Meaning:
Dutch navigator who was the first European to discover Tasmania and New Zealand (1603-1659)
Synonyms:
Abel Janszoon Tasman; Abel Tasman; Tasman
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Instance hypernyms:
navigator (in earlier times, a person who explored by ship)