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capitan

/kæpɪˈtæn/

capitan noun: captain (in Spanish-speaking contexts).

Noun

capitan (plural capitans)

  1. (historical) Captain (in Spanish-speaking contexts).

Forms of capitan

pluralcapitans

Origin of capitan

Borrowed from Spanish capitán. Doublet of captain and chieftain.

Words formed from capitan

Phrases with capitan

Questions about capitan

What does capitan mean?
Capitan means captain (in Spanish-speaking contexts).
What part of speech is capitan?
Capitan is a noun.
How do you pronounce capitan?
Capitan is pronounced /kæpɪˈtæn/.
What is the plural of capitan?
The plural of capitan is capitans.

Words near capitan in the dictionary

  1. capitalizing
  2. capitall
  3. capitally
  4. capitalness
  5. capitals
  6. capitan
  7. Capitan China
  8. Capitan Claudio
  9. Capitan Pasha
  10. capitani
  11. capitania

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