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VASCO DA GAMMA
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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)
Synonyms:
da Gamma; Gamma; Vasco da Gamma
Classified under:
Instance hypernyms:
navigator (in earlier times, a person who explored by ship)
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