Gama

American  

[gam-uh, gah-muh] / ˈgæm ə, ˈgɑ mə /

noun

1. Vasco da c1460–1524, Portuguese navigator: discovered the sea route from Portugal around the continent of Africa to India.

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Gama British  

/ ˈɡɑːmə /

noun

1. 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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Example Sentences

The actor died of complications a few days after having planned surgery in Amsterdam, the city he and spouse Claudio Gama called home, Soap Opera Digest reported.

From Los Angeles Times

“It was a shock for me and our families and our friends,” Gama told TV Insider exclusively Monday, saying that for more than three decades Geary had been his friend, companion and — for the past six years — his husband.

From Los Angeles Times

Santos, who has four caps for Brazil, moved to Stamford Bridge from Vasco da Gama for £11m nearly three years ago, before loan spells back at Vasco, at Nottingham Forest, then at Strasbourg.

From BBC

Fabio made his professional debut in 1997 and has spent his entire career in Brazil, representing Uniao Bandeirante, Atletico Paranaense, Vasco da Gama, Cruzeiro and Fluminense.

From BBC

Hence the title Vasco da Ganya – a play on the name of the 15th Century Portuguese explorer, Vasco da Gama, and the Swahili word danganya, which means "to lie".

From BBC