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capitania

capitania noun: synonym of captaincy (“former division of Spanish and Portuguese empires”).

Noun

capitania (plural capitanias)

  1. (historical) Synonym of captaincy (“former division of Spanish and Portuguese empires”).
    Synonyms:
    captaincy

Synonyms of capitania

Forms of capitania

pluralcapitanias

Origin of capitania

From Portuguese capitania.

Questions about capitania

What does capitania mean?
Capitania means synonym of captaincy (“former division of Spanish and Portuguese empires”).
What part of speech is capitania?
Capitania is a noun.
What is the plural of capitania?
The plural of capitania is capitanias.

Words near capitania in the dictionary

  1. capitan
  2. Capitan China
  3. Capitan Claudio
  4. Capitan Pasha
  5. capitani
  6. capitania
  7. Capitanian
  8. capitanias
  9. capitano
  10. capitanoes
  11. capitanos

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