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VASCO DA GAMMA

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• VASCO DA GAMMA (noun)
The noun VASCO DA GAMMA has 1 sense:

1. Portuguese navigator who led an expedition around the Cape of Good Hope in 1497; he sighted and named Natal on Christmas Day before crossing the Indian Ocean (1469-1524)

Familiarity information: VASCO DA GAMMA used as a noun is very rare.

• VASCO DA GAMMA (noun)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

Portuguese navigator who led an expedition around the Cape of Good Hope in 1497; he sighted and named Natal on Christmas Day before crossing the Indian Ocean (1469-1524)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

da Gamma; Vasco da Gamma; Gamma

Instance hypernyms:

navigator (in earlier times, a person who explored by ship)

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