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captain

Summary

captain is a naval officer rank[1]. captain draws 1,085 Wikipedia views per month (naval_officer_rank category, ranking #4 of 13).[2]

Key Facts

  • captain's instance of is recorded as naval officer rank[3].
  • captain is a type of naval officer[4].
  • captain's Commons category is recorded as Captains (naval)[5].
  • captain's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Navy captains[6].
  • captain's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'pl', 'text': 'kmdr'}[7].
  • captain's different from is recorded as ship captain[8].
  • captain's different from is recorded as commodore[9].
  • captain's different from is recorded as captain[10].

Body

Definition and Type

captain's instance of is recorded as naval officer rank[3]. captain is a type of naval officer[4].

Influence

Things named for captain include Captain-class frigate[11], a ship class[12], founded in 1943[13].

Why It Matters

captain draws 1,085 Wikipedia views per month (naval_officer_rank category, ranking #4 of 13).[2] captain has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[14] captain is known by 33 alternative names across languages and contexts.[15]

Entities named for captain include Captain-class frigate[11], a ship class[12], founded in 1943[13].

Related Entities

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References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [12] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [13] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [14] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [15] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 8d ago · Brunnaiz · 2026-08-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Aliases → —
    Subclass of → —
    Different from → ship captain, commodore, captain
    Topic's main category → Category:Navy captains
    + 4 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P2521]]: capitana de navili"
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