Gama

[ gam-uh; Portuguese gah-muh ]

/ ˈgæm ə; Portuguese ˈgɑ mə /

noun

Vas·co da

[vas-koh duh; Portuguese vahsh-koo duh] /ˈvæs koʊ də; Portuguese ˈvɑʃ kʊ də/, c1460–1524, Portuguese navigator: discovered the sea route from Portugal around the continent of Africa to India.

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Examples from the Web for gama

At the hospital, the police presented Gama with an award for his courage.
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As unlucky as Gama was to have been hit, he was incredibly lucky that neither bullet had pierced his skull into his brain.
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Gama does not just sing the words of these songs of faith; he lives by their message.
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Three days elapsed ere Gama was again permitted to see the zamorim.
The Lusiad|Lus de Cames

Provisions, arms, and money were offered to Gama, and he was entreated to accept the friendship of Zabajo.
The Lusiad|Lus de Cames
The French translator is highly pleased with the prediction of Gama's death, delivered to himself at the feast.
The Lusiad|Lus de Cames
The eagerness of the Moors now contributed to the safety of Gama.
The Lusiad|Lus de Cames
These are, of course, the letters referred to by Barros and other historians, which were given to Gama when he left Portugal.
A Journal of the First Voyage of Vasco da Gama 1497-1499|Unknown

British Dictionary definitions for gama

Gama

/ (ˈɡɑːmə) /

noun

Vasco da (ˈvæskəʊ də). ?1469–1524, Portuguese navigator, who discovered the sea route from Portugal to India around the Cape of Good Hope (1498)

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