Vasco da Gama

[ vas-koh duh gam-uh, gah-muh; Portuguese vahsh-koo duh gah-muh ]

noun

1. Gama, Vasco da.

Vasco da Gama

/ ˈvæskəʊ də ˈɡɑːmə /

noun

1. See Gama
   See Gama

Example Sentences

No conversation of any length can be carried on without a reference to Camoens and to Vasco da Gama.

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So it was, and Vasco da Gama had established for himself a name imperishable on the page of history.

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Vasco da Gama also sent the chair in which the King had sat as a present, greatly to his delight.

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Vasco da Gama, irritated at being unable to punish the chief, put the pilot in irons to prevent his escape.

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As he was about to depart, Vasco da Gama received information that the King had gone into the country, where he would receive him.

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