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Pronunciation / Transliteration: galaxie
"Notre système solaire fait partie de la galaxie de la Voie lactée."
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A system of millions or billions of stars, together with gas and dust, held together by gravitational attraction.
"Our solar system is located in the Milky Way galaxy."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term 'galaxy' originates from the Greek word 'galaxias', meaning 'milky', which refers to the Milky Way. The word evolved through Latin 'galaxias' and Old French 'galaxie' before entering English in the late Middle Ages, reflecting humanity's fascination with the cosmos.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Galaxy" is said worldwide
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galaxie
Transliteration: galaxie
"Notre système solaire fait partie de la galaxie de la Voie lactée."
Galaxie
Transliteration: Galaxie
"Wissenschaftler haben eine neue Galaxie entdeckt."
galassia
Transliteration: galassia
"Ci sono miliardi di stelle in ogni galassia."
galaxia
Transliteration: galaxia
"El telescopio espacial capturó una imagen impresionante de otra galaxia."
galáxia
Transliteration: galáxia
"A nossa galáxia abriga bilhões de estrelas."
आकाशगंगा
Transliteration: aakashganga
"हमारी पृथ्वी आकाशगंगा में स्थित है।"
星系
Transliteration: xīngxì
"宇宙中有无数个星系。"
은하
Transliteration: eunha
"우주에는 수많은 은하가 존재합니다."
銀河
Transliteration: ginga
"私たちは銀河系の中に住んでいます。"
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