captain cook

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Definition of captain cook in English English dictionary

Captain James Cook (1728-1779), English navigator and explorer; character from "Peter Pan"; town in Hawaii (US)

cook, Captain James

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Captain James Cook

{i} James Cook (1728-1779), English navigator and explore

Captain James Cook

a British sailor and explorer who sailed to Australia and New Zealand, and claimed the eastern coast of Australia for Britain. He also discovered several islands in the Pacific Ocean, including Hawaii, where he was killed (1728-79)

Hyphenation

cap·tain Cook

Turkish pronunciation

käptın kûk

Pronunciation

/ˈkaptən ˈko͝ok/ /ˈkæptən ˈkʊk/