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
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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)
Cabot in American English
(ˈkæbət)
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John(It. name Giovanni Caboto) 1450?-98?; It. explorer in the service of England: discovered coast of North America (1497)
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Sebastian1476?-1557?; Eng. cartographer & explorer: son of John