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De Soto

American  
[duh soh-toh, de saw-taw] / də ˈsoʊ toʊ, dɛ ˈsɔ tɔ /

noun

  1. Hernando or Fernando c1500–42, Spanish soldier and explorer in America.

  2. a city in NE Texas.

De Soto British  
/ de ˈsoto, də ˈsəʊtəʊ /

noun

  1. Also: Fernando De Soto.  Hernando (ɛrˈnando). ?1500–42, Spanish explorer, who discovered the Mississippi River (1541)

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