Gama

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Gama has multiple meanings:

• Gama (Brazil), a satellite city of Brasília, located in the Brazilian Distrito Federal.

• Sociedade Esportiva do Gama, football club seated in Gama, DF.

• Gama, Cundinamaraca, in Colombia
• Gama, Senegal
• Gama, a Korean litter carried and moved by servants
• Raul Vasquez Gama fallen police officer

• Gama (Naruto), the mount of Jiraiya in the anime Naruto from the Gama family of toad ninja animal summonings
• Gama Goat vehicle

People:

• The Great Gama, a famous wrestler in India
• Gama Singh (b. 1954), Canadian wrestler
• Rustam-e-zaman Gama Pahelvan, "The Great Gama," a famous wrestler in India
• Luís da Gama, early 17th-century Portuguese patron; husband of Maria Rolim da Gama
• Maria Rolim da Gama, early 17th-century Portuguese, wife of Luís da Gama
• Vasco da Gama was a Portuguese explorer, one of the most successful in the European Age of Discovery, and the first person to sail directly from Europe to India.

As an acronym:

• GAMA, GLCM Alert & Maintenance Area, a hi-security site for storage of ground launched cruise missiles.
• GAMA, Game Manufacturers Association, a non-profit trade association dedicated to the advancement of the hobby games industry
• GAMA, Global Arbitration Mediation Association, Inc. First on-line ADR forum established in 1995 by TK Read.
• GAMA, Gaels Against Munster Association. Organization set up by Tipperary hurling fans to curb the popularity of the Munster Rugby team amongst GAA fans.
• GAMA, General Aviation Manufacturers Association. An organization devoted to safeguarding the growth and vitality of the general aviation industry.
• GAMA, Grand Avenue Merchants Association. And Association of Arts, Culture and Small Businesses located on Grand Avenue in downtown, Phoenix Arizona, 85007