Associations to the word «Frobisher»

Wiktionary

FROBISHER, proper noun. A surname​.
FROBISHER BAY, proper noun. A bay at the southern end of Baffin Island.
FROBISHER BAY, proper noun. Former name of Iqaluit (capital of Nunavut).

Dictionary definition

FROBISHER, noun. English explorer who led an expedition in search of the Northwest Passage to the orient; served under Drake and helped defeat the Spanish Armada (1535-1594).

Wise words

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