Cabot
Americannoun
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John Giovanni Caboto, c1450–98?, Italian navigator in the service of England: discoverer of North American mainland 1497.
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Richard Clarke, 1868–1939, U.S. physician and writer on medical ethics.
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Sebastian, 1474?–1557, English navigator and explorer (son of John Cabot).
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a male given name.
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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)
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Cabot Learning Federation, which runs the school, said that an investigation is ongoing into "some online posts of concern".
From BBC
In 2012, he was awarded the Maria Moors Cabot Prize for distinguished coverage in Latin America.
That year, Cabot Oil & Gas, a natural-gas producer in the Northeast, and Cimarex Energy, an operator in Texas, Oklahoma and New Mexico primarily focused on oil, combined in a $14 billion deal.
Sen. Henry Cabot Lodge Jr., Sen. Lister Hill and Rep. Mike Mansfield also went on the record, reciting the talking points outlined in United Fruit memos.
From Los Angeles Times
It is thought turkeys were introduced to the UK by the explorers, Sebastian Cabot and William Strickland, who brought them back from the Americas in the early 1500s.
From BBC
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