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Vasco da Gama...

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Vasco da Gama a sailor belongs to _________.

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Portuguese

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American

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German

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South American

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The correct option is A Portuguese
Vasco da Gama was a Portuguese explorer and the first European to reach India by sea. He was born in 1460 in the town of Sines in Portugal.

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