[gam-uh; Port. gah-muh] 
| 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. |
| Ga·ma (gām'ə, gä'mə) 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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