Da Gamma (Noun)
Meaning
Portuguese navigator who led an expedition around the Cape of Good Hope in 1497; he sighted and named Natal on Christmas Day before crossing the Indian Ocean (1469-1524).
Classification
Nouns denoting people.
Examples
- Da Gama led the first expedition to navigate a route from Europe to India and back in 1497-1499.
- Vasco da Gama's voyage around Africa opened up the sea route from Europe to Asia.
- Vasco da Gama's fleet rounded the Cape of Good Hope in November 1497.
- The Portuguese explorer Vasco da Gama is best known for being the first to navigate a route from Europe to India and back.
- Vasco da Gama sighted the coast of present-day South Africa in November 1497.