Vitus

Proper noun

Meaning

(historical) A male given name from Latin.

A lake in Alaska.

Phrases with the word

Examples

At the age of eight, Armstrong contracted Sydenham's chorea (then known as St. Vitus' Dance ), an infrequent but serious neurological disorder precipitated by rheumatic fever. Source: Internet

A portrait once believed to be of Vitus Bering (according to more recent data, it is likely his uncle's portrait) In 1991 a Russian-Danish expedition found Bering's burial site. Source: Internet

However, it was not until 1741—the time of the Vitus Bering expedition, when the territorial ambitions of Tsarist Russia towards North America became known—that King Philip V felt such installations were necessary in Upper California. Source: Internet

In 1571 Pozzogottesi obtained from the Grand Court of the Archbishop of Messina permission to elect their chaplain stationed in Saint Vitus no longer depend from Archpriest of Milazzo. Source: Internet

In August 1740, with the main, America-bound expedition almost ready, Anna Bering returned to St. Petersburg with her and Vitus' younger children. Source: Internet

The grave of Vitus Bering on Bering island With time now of the essence, the Okhotsk (a new construction) left for Bolsheretsk, arriving there in mid-September. Source: Internet

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