Milky Way
Proper noun
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Proper noun
- (galaxy) The Milky Way Galaxy, the galaxy in which Earth is located; extension of the night sky phenomenon.
- Synonyms: Milky Way Galaxy, Galaxy, Local Galaxy
- (astronomy) A broad band of diffuse white light, visible in the night sky; our view of the dense portions of the Milky Way Galaxy from inside the galaxy. [from late 14th c.]
- Synonyms: Silvery River, Great Sky River
- French: Voie lactée
- German: Milchstraße
- Italian: Via Lattea
- Portuguese: Via Láctea
- Russian: Мле́чный Путь
- Spanish: Vía Láctea
- French: voie lactée
- German: Milchstraße
- Portuguese: Caminho de Santiago
- Russian: Мле́чный Путь
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