Tasman

[ taz-muhn; Dutch tahs-mahn ]

/ ˈtæz mən; Dutch ˈtɑsˌmɑn /

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noun

A·bel Jans·zoon

[ah-buhl yahn-sohn], /ˈɑ bəl ˈyɑn soʊn/, 1602?–59, Dutch navigator and explorer.

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Words nearby Tasman

taskmaster, taskmistress, task-oriented, taskwork, Tasm., Tasman, Tasmania, Tasmanian, Tasmanian devil, Tasmanian wolf, Tasman Sea

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How to use Tasman in a sentence

Tasman's account of the natives—Cook's—Labillardière's—Flinders'.
The History of Tasmania , Volume II (of 2)|John West
Port Arthur—one of the penal settlements on Tasman's Peninsula.
The History of Tasmania , Volume II (of 2)|John West
Hamilton mentions that the tradition of Tasman's visit in 1642 was still preserved.
Voyage of H.M.S. Pandora|Edward Edwards
With the exception of Tasman, in 1642, no European captain had ever visited its shores.
Celebrated Travels and Travellers|Jules Verne

He stopped this time at Nomouka, called Rotterdam by Tasman.
Celebrated Travels and Travellers|Jules Verne

British Dictionary definitions for Tasman

Tasman

/ (ˈtæzmən) /

noun

Abel Janszoon (ˈabəl ˈjansuːn). 1603–59, Dutch navigator, who discovered Tasmania, New Zealand, and the Tonga and Fiji Islands (1642–43)

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