Verrazano
[ver-uh-zah-noh; Italian ver-rah-tsah-naw]
- Gio·van·ni da [jaw-vahn-nee dah] /dʒɔˈvɑn ni dɑ/, c1480–1527?, Italian navigator and explorer.
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Also Ver·raz·za·no [ver-raht-tsah-naw] /ˌvɛr rɑtˈtsɑ nɔ/, Ver·ra·za·ni [ver-rah-tsah-nee] /ˌvɛr rɑˈtsɑ ni/.
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In November, an Instagram site called “bestofmy” singled out a photo she took of the sun setting behind the Verrazano Bridge.
Historical Examples
Fires were blazing all along the coast as far as the eye could reach, and Verrazano knew by that that the country was inhabited.
Children's Stories in American HistoryHenrietta Christian Wright
Verrazano stayed here some fifteen days, pleasantly entertained by the natives, and finding them always friendly and trustful.
Children's Stories in American HistoryHenrietta Christian Wright
But Verrazano landed in spite of the opposition of the Indians, and went several miles into the country.
Children's Stories in American HistoryHenrietta Christian Wright
The coast names north of Florida seem to have been obtained from the Verrazano sources of 1524.
Terrestrial and Celestial Globes Vol IEdward Luther Stevenson
A few years after the death of Verrazano they sent out another expedition, in charge of Cartier (car-ty).
The Story of the Thirteen ColoniesH. A. (Hlne Adeline) Guerber
Verrazano
Verrazzano
- Giovanni da (dʒoˈvanni da). ?1485–?1528, Florentine navigator; the first European to sight what was to become New York (1524)
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