Capitan
Hispanic military leader
Capitan is a Spanish word meaning captain, encountered in English primarily in place names and historical contexts from Spanish-speaking regions.
El Capitan, the famous granite monolith in Yosemite National Park, takes its name from this word.
The term also appears in titles like gran capitan (great captain) in historical texts about Spanish military leaders.
In the American Southwest, several towns and geographic features bear this name.
Seagoing transport vessel
- vesselReceptacle for contents
- commanderPerson with authority over others
- helmVessel's steering mechanism
- crewWorking team aboard
navigation · sailing · maritime · skipper · deck · voyage · fleet · naval
Position in hierarchy
- officerAuthority figure in uniform
- commanderPerson with authority over others
- regimentColonel-led military unit
- battalionMid-sized military unit
army · troops · leadership · command · uniform · soldier · infantry · brigade
Leader, in Spanish
- leaderOne who guides others
- bossWorkplace superior
- comandanteCommanding officer rank
- SpanishLanguage of Iberia
Latin American · title · honorific · authority · señor · patron · director
Sierra Nevada national park
- graniteIgneous rock, quartz-rich
- monolithHuge solitary standing stone
- cliffVertical rock wall
- rock formationNatural stone arrangement
climbing · Half Dome · valley · national park · big wall · free solo · California · Sierra Nevada
ship
Seagoing transport vessel
- vesselReceptacle for contents
- commanderPerson with authority over others
- helmVessel's steering mechanism
crew · navigation · sailing · maritime · skipper · deck · voyage · fleet · naval · bridge
rank
Position in hierarchy
- officerAuthority figure in uniform
- commanderPerson with authority over others
- regimentColonel-led military unit
battalion · army · troops · leadership · command · uniform · soldier · infantry · brigade · garrison
jefe
Leader, in Spanish
- leaderOne who guides others
- bossWorkplace superior
- comandanteCommanding officer rank
Spanish · Latin American · title · honorific · authority · señor · patron · director
Yosemite
Sierra Nevada national park
rock formation · climbing · Half Dome · valley · national park · big wall · free solo · California · Sierra Nevada
- capital lettersLarger alphabet forms
- fashion capitalCity known for couture
- state capitalAdministrative center of a state
- capital cityPrimary governmental center
- capital punishmentExecution by legal authority
- capital gainsProfit from asset sales
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