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da Gama

American  
[duh gam-uh, duh gah-muh] / də ˈgæm ə, də ˈgɑ mə /

noun

  1. Vasco Gama, Vasco da.


Da Gama British  
/ də ˈɡɑːmə /

noun

  1. See Gama

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Bournemouth have signed striker Rayan from Vasco da Gama for an initial £24.7m on a five-and-a-half year deal which also includes £5.6m in potential add-ons.

From BBC • Jan. 27, 2026

“We are sitting on a time bomb,” Vasco da Gama vice president Felipe Carregal Sztajnbok said in March.

From Seattle Times • May 7, 2024

In his first stage role, at 9, Mr. Carter played the Portuguese explorer Vasco da Gama on a voyage of discovery.

From New York Times • Apr. 23, 2024

A large waterspout - a rotating column of mist and spray - has been spotted over the Vasco da Gama bridge in the Portuguese capital, Lisbon.

From BBC • Mar. 29, 2024

At the front of the class, Mr. Perry droned on about Amerigo Vespucci and Vasco da Gama and the Great Age of Discovery while I stared out the window.

From "The Book of Unknown Americans" by Cristina Henríquez