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单词 southern cross
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Southern Cross


noun

Also called Cross. Astronomy. a southern constellation between Centaurus and Musca.Compare Northern Cross.
U.S. History. the battle flag of the Confederate States of America.
Compare Stars and Bars.

Origin of Southern Cross

1690–1700, for def. 1

Words nearby Southern Cross

Southern Cameroons, southern cane, Southern Christian Leadership Conference, southern cornstalk borer, southern crab apple, Southern Cross, Southern Crown, southerner, Southern Fish, Southern-fried, southern fur seal
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British Dictionary definitions for Southern Cross

Southern Cross

noun

a small conspicuous constellation in the S hemisphere lying in the Milky Way near Centaurus. The four brightest stars form a cross, the longer arm of which points to the south celestial poleFormal names: Crux, Crux Australis
Australian the flag flown at the Eureka Stockade
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Scientific definitions for Southern Cross

Southern Cross
[ sŭðərn ]

A constellation in the polar region of the Southern Hemisphere near Centaurus.
The American Heritage® Science Dictionary Copyright © 2011. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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