Tasman

[ taz-muh n; Dutch tahs-mahn ]

/ ˈtæz mən; Dutch ˈtɑsˌmɑn /

noun

A·bel Jans·zoon

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

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Examples from the Web for tasman

Tasman thought that it was part of his continent and called it Van Diemen's Land, after the governor-general who had sent him out.
The Golden Book of the Dutch Navigators|Hendrik Willem van Loon
Specimen from Tasman Sea, having parasitic lernæan crustaceans, to which parasitic barnacles are attached.
A Guide to the Study of Fishes, Volume 1 (of 2)|David Starr Jordan
With the exception of Tasman, in 1642, no European captain had ever visited its shores.
Celebrated Travels and Travellers|Jules Verne
There he laboured to civilize his countrymen, planted and harvested wheat, and kept in touch with Marsden across the Tasman Sea.
The Long White Cloud|William Pember Reeves

Tasman's—a large peninsula forming the south-eastern part of the county of Pembroke.
The History of Tasmania , Volume II (of 2)|John West

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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