Cabot

American  

[kab-uht] / ˈkæb ət /

noun

1. John Giovanni Caboto, c1450–98?, Italian navigator in the service of England: discoverer of North American mainland 1497.

2. Richard Clarke, 1868–1939, U.S. physician and writer on medical ethics.

3. Sebastian, 1474?–1557, English navigator and explorer (son of John Cabot).

4. a male given name.

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Cabot British  

/ ˈkæbət /

noun

1. John Italian name Giovanni Caboto. 1450–98, Italian explorer, who landed in North America in 1497, under patent from Henry VII of England, and explored the coast from Nova Scotia to Newfoundland

2. his son, Sebastian. ?1476–1557, Italian navigator and cartographer, who served the English and Spanish crowns: explored the La Plata region of Brazil (1526–30)

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Cabot

A top-billed Curry takes the Sebastian Cabot role in this quite good straightforward reboot of the 1966 sitcom, produced by Sid and Marty Krofft, of all people.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 27, 2026

How could Cabot Lodge not be steeped in politics?

From Barron's ● Jun. 25, 2026

The first stage—a 70-mile-long cable beneath the Cabot Strait between Newfoundland and Nova Scotia—seemed the easiest.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 4, 2026

Passenger Jack Cabot - who was also on the plane that crashed - told CNN there were scenes of chaos.

From BBC ● Mar. 23, 2026

Moreover, many discoveries were made by men of low social status, men like Columbus himself, or Cabot, who had discovered the variation of the compass.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton

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