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Definition of Baffin, William in English: Baffin, Williamproper nounˈbafɪnˈbafən (c.1584–1622), English navigator and explorer, the pilot of several expeditions in search of the North-West Passage 1612–16. He discovered the largest island of the Canadian Arctic in 1616; this and the strait between it and Greenland are named after him.
Definition of Baffin, William in US English: Baffin, Williamproper nounˈbafən (c.1584–1622), English navigator and explorer, the pilot of several expeditions in search of the Northwest Passage 1612–16. He discovered the largest island of the Canadian Arctic in 1616; this and the strait between it and Greenland are named after him.
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