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Baf⋅fin

[baf-in]
–noun
William, 1584?–1622, an English navigator who explored arctic North America.
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Baf·fin   (bāf'ĭn)   
A district and administrative region of eastern Nunavut, Canada, including Baffin Island, the Queen Elizabeth and Parry islands, and Melville Peninsula.
Baffin, William 1584?-1622.  
English explorer who led several expeditions (1612-1616) in search of the Northwest Passage.
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