sir humphrey gilbert

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   English navigator who in 1583 established in Newfoundland the first English colony in North America (1539-1583)

   SynonymsGilbertHumphrey Gilbert

   Broadernavigator

Questions about sir humphrey gilbert

What does sir humphrey gilbert mean?

sir humphrey gilbert means "English navigator who in 1583 established in Newfoundland the first English colony in North America (1539-1583)".

What is another word for sir humphrey gilbert?

Close synonyms include Gilbert, Humphrey Gilbert. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is sir humphrey gilbert a common word?

sir humphrey gilbert is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.