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DA GAMMA
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• DA GAMMA (noun)
The noun 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: DA GAMMA used as a noun is very rare.
Sense 1
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; Gamma; Vasco da Gamma
Instance hypernyms:
navigator (in earlier times, a person who explored by ship)
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