capitanía

See also: capitania and capitânia

Spanish

Etymology

From capitán +‎ -ía.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kapitaˈnia/ [ka.pi.t̪aˈni.a]
• Rhymes: -ia
• Syllabification: ca‧pi‧ta‧ní‧a

Noun

capitanía f (plural capitanías)

1. (military) company (unit of soldiers)
   • 2015 December 9, “El principal valor radica en el ser humano › Cuba › Granma - Órgano oficial del PCC”, in Granma‎^[1]:

     Entonces, avisaron al oficial de guardia superior de la capitanía del puerto de Mariel.

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Further reading

• “capitanía”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10