CAPTAIN COOK

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

English navigator who claimed the east coast of Australia for Britain and discovered several Pacific islands (1728-1779)

Synonyms:

Captain Cook; Captain James Cook; Cook; James Cook

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Instance hypernyms:

navigator (in earlier times, a person who explored by ship)

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