The only reason why Ferdinand Magellan could claim to be the first man to sail across all of the world's meridians was because Christopher Columbus had chosen to swim.
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Magellan
//məˈɡɛlən//
Synonyms for "magellan" (1 found)
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15 translations across 13 languages.
Arabic
2 entries- مَاجِلَان name (surname)
- مَاجِلَان name (surname)
Armenian
1 entries- Մագելան name (surname)
Bulgarian
1 entries- Магела́н name (surname)
Chinese Mandarin
2 entries- 馬熱蘭 /马热兰 name (surname)
- 麥哲倫 /麦哲伦 name (surname)
Finnish
1 entries- Magellan name (surname)
French
1 entries- Magellan name (surname)
Japanese
1 entries- マゼラン name (surname)
Korean
1 entries- 마젤란 name (surname)
Polish
1 entries- Magellan name (surname)
Portuguese
1 entries- Magalhães name (surname)
Russian
1 entries- Магелла́н name (surname)
Spanish
1 entries- Magallanes name (surname)
Tagalog
1 entries- Magallanes name (surname)
Sample sentences
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Columbus, Ericson, and Magellan once walked into a bar. Only Columbus walked out.
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What did Ferdinand Magellan do?
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Have you ever gone through the Straits of Magellan?
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