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captain meaning in Nepali

कप्तान kaptān

/ˈkæp.tɪn//ˈkæp.tən/

captain in Nepali: कप्तान (kaptān). In English, captain means a chief or leader.

Nepali words for captain

captain
कप्तान kaptān

English meaning of captain

  1. noun A chief or leader.
  2. noun The person lawfully in command of a ship or other vessel.
  3. noun An army officer with a rank between the most senior grade of lieutenant and major.
  4. noun A naval officer with a rank between commander and commodore.

Full definition of captain

captain in a sentence

  • The captain is the last man to leave a sinking ship.
  • John Henry said to the captain, "A man ain't nothing but a man."

Synonyms of captain

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Questions about captain in Nepali

What is the meaning of captain in Nepali?
Captain in Nepali is कप्तान (kaptān).
captain को नेपाली अर्थ के हो?
Captain: कप्तान (kaptān).
What does captain mean in English?
Captain means a chief or leader.

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Nepali words from Wiktionary's Nepali entries whose English meaning is “captain”: कप्तान. English meanings adapted from Wiktionary: captain (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the Nepali words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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