Cook

/kʊk/
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Other forms: Cooks

Definitions of Cook
  1. noun
    English navigator who claimed the east coast of Australia for Britain and discovered several Pacific islands (1728-1779)
    synonyms: Captain Cook, Captain James Cook, James Cook
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    navigator
    in earlier times, a person who explored by ship
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