galaxynoun
uk/ˈɡæl.ək.si/us/ˈɡæl.ək.si/[ C ] one of the independent groups of stars in the universe
a galaxy of
a meeting of rich and famous people:
Present tonight at the long-awaited opening of this film are a whole galaxy of stars from the acting and musical professions.
the Galaxy also the Milky Way
the very large group of stars that contains the solar system (= the sun and all the planets, including Earth, that go around it)
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Astronomy
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- astrolabe
- astronomer
- gibbous
- heavenly body
- interplanetary
- interstellar
- Jupiter
- Pleiades
- plough
- Pluto
- Polaris
- pulsar
- Uranus
- Venus
- vernal equinox
- wane
- white dwarf
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