Verrazano

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/verraˈtsaːno/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(ver′ə zä′nō; It. ver′rä tsä′nô)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
Ver•ra•za•no  (ver′ə zä′nō; It. ver′rä tsä′nô),USA pronunciation n. 
    Gio•van•ni da  (jô vän′nē dä),USA pronunciation c1480–1527?, Italian navigator and explorer.Also, Ver•raz•za•no  (ver′rät tsä′nô),USA pronunciation Ver•ra•za•ni  (ver′rä tsä′nē).USA pronunciation 
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
Verrazano, Verrazzano / verraˈtsaːno/
  1. Giovanni da ( dʒoˈvanni da ). ?1485–?1528, Florentine navigator; the first European to sight what was to become New York (1524)
'Verrazano' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
Verrazano-Narrows Bridge

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