Etymology

capitania

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Today it means: Synonym of captaincy (“former division of Spanish and Portuguese empires”). Full definition →

Portuguese capitania
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  1. Portuguese · borrowed fromcapitania
  2. English todaycapitania

From Portuguese capitania.

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