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Capitan and Kapitan are equivalents of the English Captain in other European languages. Capitan, Capitano, and Kapitan may also refer to:


Places in the United States

* Capitan, Louisiana, an unincorporated community *
Capitan, New Mexico Capitan is a village in Lincoln County, New Mexico, United States, located north of the Lincoln National Forest between the Capitan and Sacramento Mountains at an elevation of 6,350 feet (1,950 m). The population was 1,489 at the 2010 census. ...
, a village *
Capitan Mountains The Capitan Mountains are a mountain range in Lincoln County, in south-central New Mexico in the southwestern United States. The range is about 20 miles (32 km) long from east to west being about 6 miles (10 km) wide and were formed fr ...
, New Mexico


People

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George Kapitan George Kapitan (July 23, 1919 – November 27, 1996)George Kapitan
at the
Timely in the Golden Age of Comic Books. *
Tomis Kapitan Tomis Kapitan (1949-2016) was an American philosopher and Distinguished Teaching Professor Emeritus at Northern Illinois University Northern Illinois University (NIU) is a public research university in DeKalb, Illinois. It was founded as Nor ...
, an American philosopher and Distinguished Teaching Professor Emeritus at Northern Illinois University.


Arts and entertainment

*''Der Kapitän'' or ''The Captain'' (film), a 1971 German comedy * ''Der Kapitän'' (TV series), a German series *''Le Capitan'', a novel by
Michel Zevaco Michel Zevaco (also written as Zévaco) (1 February 1860, Ajaccio - 8 August 1918, Eaubonne) was a French journalist, novelist, publisher, film director, and anti-clerical as well as anarchist activist. Michel Zevaco founded the anarchist week ...


Other uses

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Kapitän Kapitän is the German word for Captain. It is also a shortened version of several ranks in the German navy, ranging from Korvettenkapitän to Kapitän zur See. The general meaning is equivalent to Captain Captain is a title, an appellative for ...
, a shortened version of several ranks in the German navy *Kapitan, another name for
Opperhoofd ''Opperhoofd'' is a Dutch word (plural ''opperhoofden'') that literally translates to "upper-head", meaning "supreme headman". The Danish equivalent ''overhoved'', which is derived from a Danish pronunciation of the Dutch or Low German word, is a ...
, a Dutch colonial governor * Opel Kapitän, a luxury car manufactured from 1938 to 1970 * Capitan (tequila), a brand of tequila produced by
Barton Brands Barton Brands, Ltd. was a company that produced a variety of distilled beverages and liqueurs and is now part of the Sazerac Company, which is headquartered in New Orleans, Louisiana, and has its principal offices in Louisville, Kentucky. The ...
*Capitan Records, a record label set up by US musician
Chris Brokaw Chris Brokaw (born August 1, 1964) is an American musician, best known for his work with the bands Come and Codeine. Life and career While studying at Oberlin College, Brokaw met many people who became figures on the American indie rock scene ...
*Capitán, a dog of
Villa Carlos Paz Villa Carlos Paz () is a city in the center-north of the province of Córdoba, Argentina, in the south of the Punilla Valley, lying on the western slope of the Sierras Chicas. It has a population of about 56,000 as per the . The area of Punilla i ...
who has spent six years in vigil at the grave of his master


See also

* Barangay captain, usually referred in the Philippines as "kapitan" * Capoten, a drug used for the treatment of hypertension *
El Capitan (disambiguation) El Capitan (accented Capitán, "The Captain" in Spanish) is the name of a rock formation in Yosemite National Park, California. El Capitan may also refer to: Locations * Agathla Peak, a peak south of Monument Valley, Arizona, is also known as E ...
*
Kapitan Arab Kapitan Arab or Kapten Arab (Captain of the Arabs; nl, Kapitein der Arabieren; ar-at, الكابتن العرب, al-Kābitin al-'Arab) or ''Head of The Arabs'' ( nl, Hoofd der Arabieren; ar-at, القائد العرب , al-Qā'id al-'Arab) is ...
, a Dutch East Indies title for the representative of Arab enclave *
Kapitan Cina Kapitan Cina, also spelled Kapitan China or Capitan China ( en, Captain of the Chinese; ; nl, Kapitein der Chinezen), was a high-ranking government position in the civil administration of colonial Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, Borneo and the ...
or Capitan China, an originally Portuguese title for the representative of a Chinese enclave *
Kapitan Keling Historically, a Kapitan Keling was appointed by European authorities to govern local Indian communities in colonial territories in Southeast Asia, similar to the more widespread office of the "Kapitan Cina" for the Chinese community. "Keling" is a ...
, a representative of an Indian community *
Kapudan Pasha The Kapudan Pasha ( ota, قپودان پاشا, modern Turkish: ), was the Grand Admiral of the navy of the Ottoman Empire. He was also known as the ( ota, قپودان دریا, links=no, modern: , "Captain of the Sea"). Typically, he was bas ...
, the admiral of the navy of the Ottoman Empire *
Katepano The ''katepánō'' ( el, κατεπάνω, lit. " he oneplaced at the top", or " the topmost") was a senior Byzantine military rank and office. The word was Latinized as ''capetanus/catepan'', and its meaning seems to have merged with that of th ...
, a senior Byzantine military rank and office {{disambig, geo