"Alpha Centauri" meaning in English

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Proper name

Etymology: From α (“brightest”) + Centauri (“of the constellation Centaurus”). Etymology templates: {{af|en|α|Centauri|t1=brightest|t2=of the constellation Centaurus}} α (“brightest”) + Centauri (“of the constellation Centaurus”) Head templates: {{en-proper noun|head=Alpha Centauri}} Alpha Centauri
  1. (astronomy) The brightest star in the southern constellation of Centaurus. It is actually a binary star with Proxima Centauri as a third component. Wikipedia link: Alpha Centauri Categories (topical): Stars Synonyms: Rigil Kent, Toliman, α-Centauri Related terms: Alpha Centauri A, Alpha Centauri B, Alpha Centauri C Translations (brightest star in the southern constellation of Centaurus): Alpha Centauri (Afrikaans), رِجْل قِنْطَوْر (rijl qinṭawr) (Arabic), Կենտավրոսի Ալֆա (english: Kentavrosi Alfa) (Armenian), Альфа Цэнтаўра (Alʹfa Centaŭra) [feminine] (Belarusian), আলফা সেন্টরাই (alpha śenṭorai) (Bengali), 南門二 (Chinese Cantonese), 南门二 (naam⁴ mun⁴ ji⁶) (Chinese Cantonese), 半人馬座阿爾法 (Chinese Cantonese), 半人马座阿尔法 (bun³ jan⁴ maa⁵ zo⁶ aa³ ji⁵ faat³) (Chinese Cantonese), 南門二 (Chinese Mandarin), 南门二 (Nánmén'èr) (Chinese Mandarin), 半人馬座阿爾法 (Chinese Mandarin), 半人马座阿尔法 (Bànrénmǎ zuò ā'ěrfǎ) (Chinese Mandarin), Alfa Centauri (Czech), Alfa Centauri (Danish), Alpha Centauri (Dutch), Alpha Centauri (Estonian), Alfa Centauri (Finnish), Alpha Centauri [feminine] (French), Alpha du Centaure [feminine] (French), ალფა კენტავრი (alpa ḳenṭavri) (Georgian), Alpha Centauri [masculine] (German), Άλφα Κενταύρου (Álfa Kentávrou) (Greek), אלפא קנטאורי (Hebrew), मित्र तारा (mitra tārā) (Hindi), Alfa í Mannfáki [neuter] (Icelandic), Alpha Centauri (Indonesian), Alfa Centauri (Italian), ケンタウルス座アルファ星 (Kentaurusu-za Arufa-boshi) (Japanese), アルファケンタウリ (Arufakentauri) (Japanese), 센타우루스자리 알파 (sentauruseujari alpa) (Korean), Alpha Centauri (Latin), Centaura Alfa (Latvian), Kentauro Alfa (Lithuanian), Alfa Centauri (Norwegian), آلفا قنطورس (âlfâ qentowres) (Persian), ظلمان (zolmân) (Persian), Alfa Centauri (Polish), Alfa Centauri [feminine] (Portuguese), Alfa Centauri (Romanian), А́льфа Цента́вра (Álʹfa Centávra) [feminine] (Russian), Алфа Кентаури [Cyrillic] (Serbo-Croatian), Alpha Centauri [Roman] (Serbo-Croatian), Alfa Centauri (Spanish), Alpha Centauri (Swahili), Alfa Centauri (Swedish), อัลฟาคนครึ่งม้า (Thai), Alfa Centauri (Turkish), Nam Môn Nhị (Vietnamese), Alpha Centauri (Vietnamese)
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          "sense": "brightest star in the southern constellation of Centaurus",
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          "sense": "brightest star in the southern constellation of Centaurus",
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          "sense": "brightest star in the southern constellation of Centaurus",
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          "sense": "brightest star in the southern constellation of Centaurus",
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          "sense": "brightest star in the southern constellation of Centaurus",
          "word": "Alpha Centauri"
        },
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          "code": "sv",
          "lang": "Swedish",
          "sense": "brightest star in the southern constellation of Centaurus",
          "word": "Alfa Centauri"
        },
        {
          "code": "th",
          "lang": "Thai",
          "sense": "brightest star in the southern constellation of Centaurus",
          "word": "อัลฟาคนครึ่งม้า"
        },
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          "code": "tr",
          "lang": "Turkish",
          "sense": "brightest star in the southern constellation of Centaurus",
          "word": "Alfa Centauri"
        },
        {
          "code": "vi",
          "lang": "Vietnamese",
          "sense": "brightest star in the southern constellation of Centaurus",
          "word": "Nam Môn Nhị"
        },
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          "code": "vi",
          "lang": "Vietnamese",
          "sense": "brightest star in the southern constellation of Centaurus",
          "word": "Alpha Centauri"
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        "Alpha Centauri"
      ]
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}
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        "The brightest star in the southern constellation of Centaurus. It is actually a binary star with Proxima Centauri as a third component."
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        "(astronomy) The brightest star in the southern constellation of Centaurus. It is actually a binary star with Proxima Centauri as a third component."
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      "word": "Rigil Kent"
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    {
      "word": "Toliman"
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      "word": "α-Centauri"
    }
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      "code": "af",
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      "sense": "brightest star in the southern constellation of Centaurus",
      "word": "Alpha Centauri"
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      "roman": "rijl qinṭawr",
      "sense": "brightest star in the southern constellation of Centaurus",
      "word": "رِجْل قِنْطَوْر"
    },
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      "code": "hy",
      "english": "Kentavrosi Alfa",
      "lang": "Armenian",
      "sense": "brightest star in the southern constellation of Centaurus",
      "word": "Կենտավրոսի Ալֆա"
    },
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      "code": "be",
      "lang": "Belarusian",
      "roman": "Alʹfa Centaŭra",
      "sense": "brightest star in the southern constellation of Centaurus",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Альфа Цэнтаўра"
    },
    {
      "code": "bn",
      "lang": "Bengali",
      "roman": "alpha śenṭorai",
      "sense": "brightest star in the southern constellation of Centaurus",
      "word": "আলফা সেন্টরাই"
    },
    {
      "code": "yue",
      "lang": "Chinese Cantonese",
      "sense": "brightest star in the southern constellation of Centaurus",
      "word": "南門二"
    },
    {
      "code": "yue",
      "lang": "Chinese Cantonese",
      "roman": "naam⁴ mun⁴ ji⁶",
      "sense": "brightest star in the southern constellation of Centaurus",
      "word": "南门二"
    },
    {
      "code": "yue",
      "lang": "Chinese Cantonese",
      "sense": "brightest star in the southern constellation of Centaurus",
      "word": "半人馬座阿爾法"
    },
    {
      "code": "yue",
      "lang": "Chinese Cantonese",
      "roman": "bun³ jan⁴ maa⁵ zo⁶ aa³ ji⁵ faat³",
      "sense": "brightest star in the southern constellation of Centaurus",
      "word": "半人马座阿尔法"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "brightest star in the southern constellation of Centaurus",
      "word": "南門二"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "Nánmén'èr",
      "sense": "brightest star in the southern constellation of Centaurus",
      "word": "南门二"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "brightest star in the southern constellation of Centaurus",
      "word": "半人馬座阿爾法"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "Bànrénmǎ zuò ā'ěrfǎ",
      "sense": "brightest star in the southern constellation of Centaurus",
      "word": "半人马座阿尔法"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "brightest star in the southern constellation of Centaurus",
      "word": "Alfa Centauri"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "brightest star in the southern constellation of Centaurus",
      "word": "Alfa Centauri"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "brightest star in the southern constellation of Centaurus",
      "word": "Alpha Centauri"
    },
    {
      "code": "et",
      "lang": "Estonian",
      "sense": "brightest star in the southern constellation of Centaurus",
      "word": "Alpha Centauri"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "brightest star in the southern constellation of Centaurus",
      "word": "Alfa Centauri"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "brightest star in the southern constellation of Centaurus",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Alpha Centauri"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "brightest star in the southern constellation of Centaurus",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Alpha du Centaure"
    },
    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "alpa ḳenṭavri",
      "sense": "brightest star in the southern constellation of Centaurus",
      "word": "ალფა კენტავრი"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "brightest star in the southern constellation of Centaurus",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Alpha Centauri"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "Álfa Kentávrou",
      "sense": "brightest star in the southern constellation of Centaurus",
      "word": "Άλφα Κενταύρου"
    },
    {
      "code": "he",
      "lang": "Hebrew",
      "sense": "brightest star in the southern constellation of Centaurus",
      "word": "אלפא קנטאורי"
    },
    {
      "code": "hi",
      "lang": "Hindi",
      "roman": "mitra tārā",
      "sense": "brightest star in the southern constellation of Centaurus",
      "word": "मित्र तारा"
    },
    {
      "code": "is",
      "lang": "Icelandic",
      "sense": "brightest star in the southern constellation of Centaurus",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
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      "word": "Alfa í Mannfáki"
    },
    {
      "code": "id",
      "lang": "Indonesian",
      "sense": "brightest star in the southern constellation of Centaurus",
      "word": "Alpha Centauri"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "brightest star in the southern constellation of Centaurus",
      "word": "Alfa Centauri"
    },
    {
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "Kentaurusu-za Arufa-boshi",
      "sense": "brightest star in the southern constellation of Centaurus",
      "word": "ケンタウルス座アルファ星"
    },
    {
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "Arufakentauri",
      "sense": "brightest star in the southern constellation of Centaurus",
      "word": "アルファケンタウリ"
    },
    {
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "sentauruseujari alpa",
      "sense": "brightest star in the southern constellation of Centaurus",
      "word": "센타우루스자리 알파"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "brightest star in the southern constellation of Centaurus",
      "word": "Alpha Centauri"
    },
    {
      "code": "lv",
      "lang": "Latvian",
      "sense": "brightest star in the southern constellation of Centaurus",
      "word": "Centaura Alfa"
    },
    {
      "code": "lt",
      "lang": "Lithuanian",
      "sense": "brightest star in the southern constellation of Centaurus",
      "word": "Kentauro Alfa"
    },
    {
      "code": "no",
      "lang": "Norwegian",
      "sense": "brightest star in the southern constellation of Centaurus",
      "word": "Alfa Centauri"
    },
    {
      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Persian",
      "roman": "âlfâ qentowres",
      "sense": "brightest star in the southern constellation of Centaurus",
      "word": "آلفا قنطورس"
    },
    {
      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Persian",
      "roman": "zolmân",
      "sense": "brightest star in the southern constellation of Centaurus",
      "word": "ظلمان"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "brightest star in the southern constellation of Centaurus",
      "word": "Alfa Centauri"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "brightest star in the southern constellation of Centaurus",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Alfa Centauri"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "brightest star in the southern constellation of Centaurus",
      "word": "Alfa Centauri"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "Álʹfa Centávra",
      "sense": "brightest star in the southern constellation of Centaurus",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "А́льфа Цента́вра"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "brightest star in the southern constellation of Centaurus",
      "tags": [
        "Cyrillic"
      ],
      "word": "Алфа Кентаури"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "brightest star in the southern constellation of Centaurus",
      "tags": [
        "Roman"
      ],
      "word": "Alpha Centauri"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "brightest star in the southern constellation of Centaurus",
      "word": "Alfa Centauri"
    },
    {
      "code": "sw",
      "lang": "Swahili",
      "sense": "brightest star in the southern constellation of Centaurus",
      "word": "Alpha Centauri"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "brightest star in the southern constellation of Centaurus",
      "word": "Alfa Centauri"
    },
    {
      "code": "th",
      "lang": "Thai",
      "sense": "brightest star in the southern constellation of Centaurus",
      "word": "อัลฟาคนครึ่งม้า"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "brightest star in the southern constellation of Centaurus",
      "word": "Alfa Centauri"
    },
    {
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "brightest star in the southern constellation of Centaurus",
      "word": "Nam Môn Nhị"
    },
    {
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "brightest star in the southern constellation of Centaurus",
      "word": "Alpha Centauri"
    }
  ],
  "word": "Alpha Centauri"
}

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