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What European explorer is America named after????

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Answer: Amerigo Vespucci

Vespucci's first name has Ameri- in his name. America also has this in it's name.

Vespucci's last name has a -ci in it. Americans made it into a ca and made the name "America."

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Answer:

Amerigo Vespucci

Step-by-step explanation:

America is named after Amerigo Vespucci, the Italian explorer who set forth the then revolutionary concept that the lands that Christopher Columbus sailed to in 1492 were part of a separate continent.

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