Cabot

England's Italian explorer

Cabot is a surname of English origin, most associated with the Italian-born explorer John Cabot (Giovanni Caboto), who sailed under the English flag and reached North America in 1497.

The name appears in place names along the Atlantic coast: Cabot Strait, Cabot Trail.

Cabot is also a given name and the name of a Vermont cheddar cheese company.

explorer

Newfoundland

Canadian Atlantic island province

Matthew · voyage · discovery · North America · landfall · commission · Henry VII · cartography · expedition · New World

cheese

creamery

Butter-making facility

  • VermontNortheastern state, small population
  • cheddarFirm aged English cheese
  • dairyMilk-based foods collectively

cooperative · aged · sharp · clothbound · farmhouse · artisan · wedge · wheel · mild · American

place

Nova Scotia

Eastern Canadian maritime province

Vermont · Arkansas · Pennsylvania · township · geography · landmark · tourism · drive

surname

family name

Hereditary portion of identity

genealogy · English · British · descendants · namesake · dynasty · historical · nobility · patronymic

corporate

chemicals

Manufactured or isolated substances

materials · Boston · manufacturing · aerogel · performance · silica · rubber · plastics · elastomers · additives

Categories
Opposites
sponsoring nation

CabotChristopher Columbus

Navigator who found the Americas

Vasco da Gama · Ferdinand Magellan · Hernán Cortés · Amerigo Vespucci · Balboa

historical recognition

CabotChristopher Columbus

Navigator who found the Americas

Magellan · Cortés · Marco Polo

exploration outcome

CabotCortés

Spanish conqueror of Mexico

Pizarro · Columbus · Raleigh

Phrases
Family

cab, cabbie, cabbies, cabs, cabriolet, cabriolets

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Timeless · Concrete · Rated G