Magellan
ma·gel·lan
noun
1.
Portuguese navigator in the service of Spain; he commanded an expedition that was the first to circumnavigate the world (1480-1521)
Origin
Borrowed from New Latin Magellanus, Latinization of Portuguese Magalhães.
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