VASCO DA GAMMA

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 I. (noun) 

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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)

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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