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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)play

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


English dictionary: Word details


DA GAMMA (noun)


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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