sebastian cabot

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Definition of sebastian cabot in English English dictionary

born 1476, Bristol, Gloucestershire, Eng., or Venice died 1557, London English navigator, explorer, and cartographer. The son of John Cabot, he served at various times both the English and Spanish crowns. In 1525 he took charge of a Spanish expedition, abandoning the original goal of developing trade with the Orient and instead embarking on a fruitless expedition to South America. Later he served in England as governor of the Merchant Adventurers, organizing an expedition to search for a northeast passage from Europe to the Orient

Hyphenation

Se·bas·tian Cab·ot

Turkish pronunciation

sıbäsçın käbıt

Pronunciation

/səˈbasʧən ˈkabət/ /səˈbæsʧən ˈkæbət/