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Northern Cross

noun

, Astronomy.
  1. six stars in the constellation Cygnus, arranged in the form of a cross.


Northern Cross

noun

  1. a group of the five brightest stars that form a large cross in the constellation Cygnus
“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


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Word History and Origins

Origin of Northern Cross1

First recorded in 1905–10
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Example Sentences

During the last three centuries of Moorish rule, the northern Cross cast an ever longer shadow before it.

Now this beautiful star, Deneb, is the top of the Northern Cross.

So now you understand why I am so eager that you should not miss the pleasure of seeing the famous Northern Cross.

In those old times people did not think of the Northern Cross as a cross.

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