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PONCE DE LEON
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• PONCE DE LEON (noun)
The noun 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: 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 ("Ponce de Leon" is a kind of...):
navigator (in earlier times, a person who explored by ship)
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