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Magellan

ma·gel·lan

UK/məˈɡɛlən/ US/məˈd͡ʒɛlən/ uncommon

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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