See also: capitanía and capitânia

English

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Etymology

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From Portuguese capitania.

Noun

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capitania (plural capitanias)

  1. (historical) Synonym of captaincy (former division of Spanish and Portuguese empires)

Portuguese

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Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: ca‧pi‧ta‧ni‧a

Noun

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capitania f (plural capitanias)

  1. captaincy