Gama

[ gam-uh; Portuguese gah-muh ]

/ ˈgæm ə; Portuguese ˈgɑ mə /

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noun

Vas·co da

[vas-koh duh; Portuguese vahsh-kooduh], /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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Words nearby Gama

galvo, Galway, Galwegian, galyak, gam, Gama, gama grass, gamahuche, Gamaliel, Gamay, gamba

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How to use Gama in a sentence

Gurnam Singh, or “Gama,” as he’s known among family and friends, found his way to the United States in the 1980s.
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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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No conversation of any length can be carried on without a reference to Camoens and to Vasco da Gama.
Spanish Life in Town and Country|L. Higgin and Eugne E. Street
Vasco de Gama died on Christmas eve 1524, having been only three months viceroy.
A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels, Volume VI|Robert Kerr
Grasses grew high: wild timothy and wild oats and gama grass, mingled with flowers.
Pluck on the Long Trail|Edwin L. Sabin
Coello need not have feared: Da Gama knew his brave colleague too well to imagine that he was really thinking of retreat.
Chatterbox, 1906|Various
At Da Gama's order all were marshalled on deck, and stood, sullen and powerless, before the captain.
Chatterbox, 1906|Various

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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