| English Dictionary |
JUAN PONCE DE LEON
| Pronunciation (US): |  | (GB): | |
| IPA (US): |  |
• JUAN PONCE DE LEON (noun)
The noun JUAN PONCE DE LEON has 1 sense:
1. Spanish explorer who accompanied Columbus on his second trip in 1493; in 1513 he discovered Florida while searching for the legendary Fountain of Youth (1460-1521)
Familiarity information: JUAN PONCE DE LEON used as a noun is very rare.
Sense 1
Meaning:
Spanish explorer who accompanied Columbus on his second trip in 1493; in 1513 he discovered Florida while searching for the legendary Fountain of Youth (1460-1521)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
Juan Ponce de Leon; Ponce de Leon
Hypernyms ("Juan Ponce de Leon" is a kind of...):
navigator (in earlier times, a person who explored by ship)
| Learn English with... Proverbs |
"Practice makes perfect." (English proverb)
"The sun shines even when it is cloudy." (Albanian proverb)
"He who was left by the bald is taken by the hairy." (Arabic proverb)
"The one you love you punish." (Danish proverb)
"The sun shines even when it is cloudy." (Albanian proverb)
"He who was left by the bald is taken by the hairy." (Arabic proverb)
"The one you love you punish." (Danish proverb)