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Captain Cook

Definition: Captain Cook

Captain Cook

Noun

1. English navigator who claimed the east coast of Australia for Britain and discovered several Pacific islands (1728-1779).

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Specialty Definition: Captain Cook, Hawaii

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Captain Cook is a town located in Hawaii County, Hawaii. As of the 2000 census, the town had a total population of 3,206.

Geography


Captain Cook is located at 19°29'54" North, 155°54'15" West (19.498211, -155.904275)1. According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 31.5 km² (12.2 mi²). 31.5 km² (12.2 mi²) of it is land and none of it is covered by water.

Demographics


As of the census of 2000, there are 3,206 people, 1,152 households, and 822 families residing in the town. The population density is 101.8/km² (263.6/mi²). There are 1,223 housing units at an average density of 38.8/km² (100.6/mi²). The racial makeup of the town is 33.44% White, 0.22% African American, 0.19% Native American, 31.63% Asian, 7.86% Pacific Islander, 1.09% from other races, and 25.58% from two or more races. 8.05% of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race. There are 1,152 households out of which 30.9% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 52.5% are married couples living together, 12.4% have a female householder with no husband present, and 28.6% are non-families. 21.4% of all households are made up of individuals and 9.4% have someone living alone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size is 2.78 and the average family size is 3.24. In the town the population is spread out with 26.2% under the age of 18, 6.9% from 18 to 24, 22.6% from 25 to 44, 29.7% from 45 to 64, and 14.6% who are 65 years of age or older. The median age is 42 years. For every 100 females there are 103.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there are 98.2 males. The median income for a household in the town is $47,644, and the median income for a family is $60,179. Males have a median income of $36,250 versus $27,155 for females. The per capita income for the town is $21,237. 8.5% of the population and 5.4% of families are below the poverty line. Out of the total people living in poverty, 10.5% are under the age of 18 and 3.6% are 65 or older.

Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Captain Cook, Hawaii."

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Synonyms: Captain Cook

Synonyms: Captain James Cook (n), Cook (n), James Cook (n). (additional references)

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Crosswords: Captain Cook

English words defined with "Captain Cook": BanksSir Joseph Banks. (references)
Specialty definitions using "Captain Cook": Malbrouk. (references)

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Modern Usage: Captain Cook

DomainUsage

Movie/TV Titles

A Visit from Captain Cook (1980)

Canada Vignettes: Captain Cook (1978)

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Commercial Usage: Captain Cook

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Books

  • The Apotheosis of Captain Cook (reference)

  • Captain Cook Chased a Chook (reference)

  • Captain Cook R N the Resolute Mariner (reference)

  • How "Natives" Think: About Captain Cook, for Example (reference)

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Image Slideshow: Captain Cook

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Photo Album: Captain Cook

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An Offering before Captain Cook in the Sandwich Islands. Credit: Library of Congress.

The Reception of Captain Cook, in Hapaee / Webber del. ; Goldar, sc. Credit: Library of Congress.

U.S.S. Brooklyn, Captain Cook. Credit: Library of Congress.

  

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Non-Fiction Usage: Captain Cook

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Economic History

Vanuatu

In 1774, Captain Cook named the islands the New Hebrides, a name that lasted until independence. (references)

Australia

Portuguese, Spanish, Dutch, and English explorers observed the island before 1770, when Captain Cook explored the east coast and claimed it for Great Britain (three American colonists were crew members aboard Cook's ship, the Endeavour). (references)

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Cities: Captain Cook


1. Captain Cook, HI (CDP, FIPS 3850)
Location: 19.50110 N, 155.90342 W
Population (1990): 2595 (949 housing units)
Area: 31.5 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip Code(s): 96704
Country: USA

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Frequency of Internet Keywords: Captain Cook

The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com.
 
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Anagrams: Captain Cook

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

Words within the letters "a-a-c-c-i-k-n-o-o-p-t"

-2 letters: cocaptain.

-3 letters: coaction.

-4 letters: captain, caption, cockpit, katcina, paction, tapioca.

-5 letters: action, anopia, antick, atonic, atopic, cantic, capita, captan, cation, catkin, catnap, catnip, cocain, inkpot, kation, octopi, option, patina, pinata, potion, taipan.

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Alternative Orthography: Captain Cook


Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)

43 61 70 74 61 69 6E      43 6F 6F 6B

Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519; backwards) (references)

    

Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)

01000011 01100001 01110000 01110100 01100001 01101001 01101110 00100000 01000011 01101111 01101111 01101011

HTML Code (1990) (references)

&#67 &#97 &#112 &#116 &#97 &#105 &#110 &#32 &#67 &#111 &#111 &#107

ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)

0043 0061 0070 0074 0061 0069 006E      0043 006F 006F 006B

Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)

37678286677580237818177

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INDEX

1. Definition
2. Synonyms
3. Crosswords
4. Usage: Modern
5. Usage: Commercial
6. Images: Slideshow
7. Images: Photo Album
8. Quotations: Non-fiction
9. Cities
10. Expressions: Internet
11. Anagrams
12. Orthography
13. Bibliography


  

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