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Pronunciation / Transliteration: circumnavigare
"Hanno deciso di circumnavigare la Terra in barca a vela."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
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To sail or travel all the way around something, especially the world.
"Ferdinand Magellan's expedition was the first to circumnavigate the globe."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
From Latin circumnavigatus, past participle of circumnavigare, from circum- ('around') + navigare ('to sail').
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10 Global Lexicons: How "circumnavigate" is said worldwide
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circumnaviguer
Transliteration: circumnaviguer
"Il a rêvé de circumnaviguer le globe en solitaire."
umsegeln
Transliteration: umsegeln
"Die Seefahrer planten, die Erde zu umsegeln."
circumnavigare
Transliteration: circumnavigare
"Hanno deciso di circumnavigare la Terra in barca a vela."
circunnavegar
Transliteration: circunnavegar
"El explorador logró circunnavegar el continente."
circundar
Transliteration: circundar
"Eles tentaram circundar o globo no menor tempo possível."
परikrama करना
Transliteration: parikrama karna
"नाविक ने दुनिया की परिक्रमा करने का फैसला किया।"
环航
Transliteration: huánháng
"他用了一年时间环航世界。"
일주하다
Transliteration: iljunghada
"그들은 요트로 세계를 일주하기로 했다."
周航する
Transliteration: shūkō suru
"彼はヨットで世界一周の周航を果たした。"
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