when he founded Australia, he claimed the land as 'Terra Nullius' or 'land belonging to no one'. obviously, he was wrong as the land was home to aboriginals
James Cook, who was not yet a captain when he first visited Australia, did not call it anything. However, he claimed just the eastern coastline for Great Britain under the name of "New South Wales".
Aoraki is the name of Mt Cook.
There's not a female version of the word captain. When a woman achieves the rank, she shall be called Captain as well.
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From memory, he was Omai and came from Tahiti. I used to have a bit of an interest in history, and recall that the word Maori was a late comer - perhaps 1860s? I don't have an etymological or historic dictionary.
Lingfield Primary School jumpers feature a crest with the word "Marton" on them. Marton was the place of Captain Cook's birth, in England.
terra - land as in terra firma
The Latin word terra is equivalent to the English word "ground".
The Latin word for Earth is terra.
Terra means earth/land.
I used the terra cotta in my backyard?
Terrarium.
Terra, as in terra firma, means earth, or land.
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No. The Latin word for earth is terra.