capitania
English
editEtymology
editFrom Portuguese capitania.
Noun
editcapitania (plural capitanias)
- (historical) Synonym of captaincy (“former division of Spanish and Portuguese empires”)
Portuguese
editPronunciation
edit
- Hyphenation: ca‧pi‧ta‧ni‧a
Noun
editcapitania f (plural capitanias)
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