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Vasco da Gama
4 dictionary results for: Vasco Da Gama
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Vas⋅co da Ga⋅ma

[vas-koh duh gam-uh, gah-muh; Port. vahsh-koo duh gah-muh] .
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da Ga⋅ma

[duh gam-uh; Port. duh gah-muh]
–noun
Vas⋅co [vas-koh; Port. vahsh-koo] . Gama, Vasco da.
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Ga⋅ma

[gam-uh; Port. gah-muh]
–noun
Vas⋅co da [vas-koh duh; Port. vahsh-koo duh] , c1460–1524, Portuguese navigator: discovered the sea route from Portugal around the continent of Africa to India.
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Ga·ma     (gām'ə, gä'mə)  Pronunciation Key 
Portuguese explorer and colonial administrator. The first European to sail to India (1497-1498), he opened the rich lands of the East to Portuguese trade and colonization.
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