"island universe" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: island universes [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} island universe (plural island universes)
  1. (informal, astronomy, archaic) A galaxy Tags: archaic, informal Categories (topical): Galaxies Translations (a galaxy): pulong sansinukob (Tagalog)

Inflected forms

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