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Pronunciation / Transliteration: tiānwéntái
"这座天文台拥有世界上最强大的望远镜之一。"
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A room or building housing an astronomical telescope or other scientific equipment for the study of natural phenomena.
"Astronomers gathered at the mountain-top observatory to study the distant galaxy."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
From Late Latin observatorium, from Latin observare 'to observe', from ob- 'towards' + servare 'to watch, keep'.
Which of the following is the closest synonym for "Observatory"?
10 Global Lexicons: How "Observatory" is said worldwide
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observatoire
Transliteration: observatoire
"Nous avons visité l'observatoire astronomique hier soir."
Sternwarte
Transliteration: Sternwarte
"Die Sternwarte ist mit einem sehr großen Teleskop ausgestattet."
osservatorio
Transliteration: osservatorio
"L'osservatorio si trova sulla cima della collina."
observatorio
Transliteration: observatorio
"El nuevo telescopio del observatorio capturó imágenes increíbles."
observatório
Transliteration: observatorio
"O observatório está aberto ao público todas as sextas-feiras."
वेधशाला
Transliteration: vedhshala
"खगोलविद रात में तारों का अध्ययन करने के लिए वेधशाला गए।"
天文台
Transliteration: tiānwéntái
"这座天文台拥有世界上最强大的望远镜之一。"
천문대
Transliteration: cheonmundae
"우리는 별을 보기 위해 주말에 천문대에 갔다."
天文台
Transliteration: tenmondai
"その天文台からは夜空がきれいに見えます。"
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