capitania

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See also: capitanía and capitânia

English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Portuguese capitania

Noun[edit]

capitania (plural capitanias)

(historical) Synonym of captaincy (“former division of Spanish and Portuguese empires”)

Portuguese[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /ka.pi.taˈni.ɐ/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ka.pi.taˈni.a/

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /kɐ.pi.tɐˈni.ɐ/

Hyphenation: ca‧pi‧ta‧ni‧a

Noun[edit]

capitania f (plural capitanias)

captaincy

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