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JUAN PONCE DE LEON

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• 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.

• JUAN PONCE DE LEON (noun)

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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)

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