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JAMES COOK
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I. (noun)
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Meaning:
English navigator who claimed the east coast of Australia for Britain and discovered several Pacific islands (1728-1779)
Synonyms:
Captain Cook; Captain James Cook; Cook; James Cook
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Instance hypernyms:
navigator (in earlier times, a person who explored by ship)