HyperDic: vasco_da_gamma

English > 1 sense of the expression Vasco da Gamma:
NOUNperson Vasco da Gamma, da Gamma, GammaPortuguese navigator who led an expedition around the Cape of Good Hope in 1497
English > Vasco da Gamma: 1 sense > noun 1, person
MeaningPortuguese 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).
Synonymsda Gamma, Gamma
Instance ofnavigatorIn earlier times, a person who explored by ship

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