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George Vancouver   /dʒɔrdʒ vænkˈuvər/   Listen
George Vancouver

noun
1.
English navigator remembered for his exploration of the Pacific coast of North America (1757-1798).  Synonym: Vancouver.





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"George Vancouver" Quotes from Famous Books



... In 1791, Captain George Vancouver touched on the south coast, and gave the name of King George's Sound to that well-known harbour; thence he sailed eastward. In the following year Rear-Admiral Bruny D'Entrecasteaux, in search of ...
— The History of Australian Exploration from 1788 to 1888 • Ernest Favenc


Words linked to "George Vancouver" :   navigator, Vancouver


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