Southern Cross
- 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.
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Compare Stars and Bars.
Origin of Southern Cross
1690–1700, for def 1
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Southern Cross
- 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
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Southern Cross
[sŭð′ərn]
- A constellation in the polar region of the Southern Hemisphere near Centaurus.
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