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    VASCO DA GAMMA

    Pronunciation (US): Play  (GB): Play

     I. (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)play

    Synonyms:

    da Gamma; Gamma; Vasco da Gamma

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting people

    Instance hypernyms:

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

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