Definition of Milky Way

1. Noun. The galaxy containing the solar system; consists of millions of stars that can be seen as a diffuse band of light stretching across the night sky.

Exact synonyms: Milky Way Galaxy, Milky Way System
Generic synonyms: Extragalactic Nebula, Galaxy
Terms within: Heliosphere
Member holonyms: Crux, Crux Australis, Southern Cross

Definition of Milky Way

1. Proper noun. (galaxy) The Milky Way Galaxy, the galaxy in which Earth is located; extension of the night sky phenomenon. ¹

2. Proper noun. (astronomy) A broad band of diffuse white light, visible in the night sky; our view of the dense portions of the Milky Way Galaxy from inside the galaxy. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Milky Way

Milesians
Miletos
Miletus
Miley
Milford
Milgram experiment
Milhaud
Milian's disease
Milian's erythema
Milice
Militant Tendency
Military Intelligence Section 5
Military Intelligence Section 6
Milk River
Milkman's syndrome
Milky Way (current term)
Milky Way Galaxy
Milky Way System
Mill
Millais
Millard-Gubler syndrome
Millard Fillmore
Millay
Millean
Millennium Dome
Miller
Miller's chemicoparasitic theory
Miller-Abbott tube
Miller of Dee
Miller of the Dee

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