"Cookian" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: more Cookian [comparative], most Cookian [superlative]
Etymology: From Cook + -ian. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|Cook|ian}} Cook + -ian Head templates: {{en-adj}} Cookian (comparative more Cookian, superlative most Cookian)
  1. Of or relating to James Cook (1728?–1779), British explorer, navigator, cartographer, and navy captain.
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