HyperDic: captain_cook

English > 1 sense of the expression Captain Cook:
NOUNperson Captain Cook, Cook, James Cook, Captain James CookEnglish navigator who claimed the east coast of Australia for Britain and discovered several Pacific islands (1728-1779)
English > Captain Cook: 1 sense > noun 1, person
MeaningEnglish navigator who claimed the east coast of Australia for Britain and discovered several Pacific islands (1728-1779).
SynonymsCook, James Cook, Captain James Cook
Instance ofnavigatorIn earlier times, a person who explored by ship
SpanishJames Cook
CatalanJames Cook

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