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CAPTAIN COOK
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• CAPTAIN COOK (noun)
The noun CAPTAIN COOK has 1 sense:
1. English navigator who claimed the east coast of Australia for Britain and discovered several Pacific islands (1728-1779)
Familiarity information: CAPTAIN COOK used as a noun is very rare.
Sense 1
Meaning:
English navigator who claimed the east coast of Australia for Britain and discovered several Pacific islands (1728-1779)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
Captain Cook; Captain James Cook; Cook; James Cook
Instance hypernyms:
navigator (in earlier times, a person who explored by ship)
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