capitania

Noun

Meaning

capitania (plural capitanias)

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

Source: en.wiktionary.org

Synonyms

captaincy captainship

Examples

Also the Capitania dos Portos kept operating a coast guard and the Portuguese airforce kept airfields active until the opening of Macau International Airport in the mid-1990s. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

capitan Capitan China Capitan Pasha Capitanian capitano capitate