"Big Dipper" meaning in English

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  1. (astronomy, especially US) A bright circumpolar asterism of the northern sky, said to resemble a ladle or cart, and a part of the constellation Ursa Major which includes the stars Mizar, Dubhe, and Alkaid. The other stars comprising it are Alioth, Megrez, Merak, and Phecda. Tags: US, especially Categories (topical): Asterisms, Constellations Related terms: Little Dipper, septentrion, Ursa Major, Ursa Minor Translations (bright circumpolar asterism of the northern sky): بَنَاتُ نَعْشٍ الكُبْرَى (banātu naʕšin al-kubrā) (Arabic), সপ্তর্ষি (xôptôrxi) (Assamese), 𐬵𐬀𐬞𐬙𐬋𐬌𐬭𐬌𐬧𐬔𐬀 (haptōⁱriṇga) (Avestan), সপ্তর্ষি (śôptorśi) (Bengali), ခုနစ်စဉ်ကြယ် (hku.naccanykrai) (Burmese), Carro Gran [masculine] (Catalan), 北斗七星 (běidǒu qīxīng) (Chinese Mandarin), 北斗星 (běidǒuxīng) (Chinese Mandarin), Velký vůz [masculine] (Czech), Karlsvognen [common-gender] (Danish), x*p:S-F24:N14-A40 (ḫpš) [masculine] (Egyptian), ms-x-tyw-U21:N14 (msḫtjw) [masculine] (Egyptian), Granda Kulero (Esperanto), Plugilo (Esperanto), Ĉaro de Karlo (Esperanto), Granda Kulerego (Esperanto), Suur Vanker (Estonian), Otava (Finnish), Grande Casserole [feminine] (French), Grand Chariot [masculine] (French), Carro (Galician), Arado [masculine] (Galician), Setestrelo [masculine] (Galician), Osa Maior [feminine] (Galician), Großer Wagen [masculine] (German), Göncölszekér (Hungarian), Suur Otava (Ingrian), Camchéachta [masculine] (Irish), Gran Carro [masculine] (Italian), 北斗七星 (hokuto shichisei) (alt: ほくとしちせい) (Japanese), 七つ星 (Nanatsuboshi) (alt: ななつぼし) (Japanese), Жетіқарақшы (Jetıqaraqşy) (Kazakh), 북두칠성 (bukduchilseong) (alt: 北斗七星) (Korean), 북두성 (bukduseong) (alt: 北斗星) (Korean), 칠성 (chilseong) (alt: 七星) (Korean), Plaustrum [neuter] (Latin), septentriō [masculine] (Latin), septentriōnēs [masculine, plural] (Latin), Polsinera [feminine] (Lombard), Njebjaski wóz [masculine] (Lower Sorbian), ᦡᦱᧁᦋᦱᧂᧉ (ḋaawtsaang²) (), Го́лема Ко́ла (Gólema Kóla) [feminine] (Macedonian), bintang biduk (Malay), bintang gayung besar (Malay), bintang jong (Malay), Yn Arc Mooar [feminine] (Manx), Arc ny Twoaie [feminine] (Manx), долоон бурхан (doloon burxan) [Cyrillic] (Mongolian), шанага долоо (šanaga doloo) [Cyrillic] (Mongolian), долоон өвгөн (doloon övgön) [Cyrillic] (Mongolian), дохигор долоон од (doxigor doloon od) [Cyrillic] (Mongolian), náhookǫs bikąʼ (Navajo), L'Êclon [masculine] (Norman), Heftbira (Northern Kurdish), Karlsvognen (Norwegian), 七ち星 (Nanachibushi) (alt: ななちぶし) (Okinawan), carles wǣn (Old English), هفت اورنگ (haft owrang) (Persian), بناتالنعش (banât-on-na'š) (Persian), ملاقه بزرگ (malâqe-ye bozorg) (Persian), Wielki Wóz [masculine] (Polish), Grande Carro [masculine] (Portuguese), Caçarola [feminine] (Portuguese), Carul Mare (Romanian), Большо́й Ковш (Bolʹšój Kovš) [masculine] (Russian), सप्तर्षि (saptarṣi) (Sanskrit), an Crann [masculine] (Scottish Gaelic), Велика кола [Cyrillic, feminine] (Serbo-Croatian), Velika kola [Roman, feminine] (Serbo-Croatian), Veľký voz [masculine] (Slovak), el Carro [masculine] (Spanish), el Cazo [masculine] (Spanish), 𒀯𒄑𒀳 (alt: ^(mulg̃eš)apin) (Sumerian), Karlavagnen [common-gender] (Swedish), Malaking Tabo (Tagalog), எழுமீன் (eḻumīṉ) (Tamil), กลุ่มดาวจระเข (glùm-daao-jɔɔ-rá-kêe) (Thai), Büyük Ayı (Turkish), Bắc Đẩu (alt: 北斗) (Vietnamese), Bắc Đẩu tinh (alt: 北斗星) (Vietnamese), Bắc Đẩu thất tinh (alt: 北斗七星) (Vietnamese), Sêr Llong [feminine, plural] (Welsh)

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        {
          "word": "Saptarishi"
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          "sense": "bright circumpolar asterism of the northern sky",
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          "code": "egy",
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          "sense": "bright circumpolar asterism of the northern sky",
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          "code": "eo",
          "lang": "Esperanto",
          "sense": "bright circumpolar asterism of the northern sky",
          "word": "Granda Kulero"
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        {
          "code": "eo",
          "lang": "Esperanto",
          "sense": "bright circumpolar asterism of the northern sky",
          "word": "Plugilo"
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          "code": "eo",
          "lang": "Esperanto",
          "sense": "bright circumpolar asterism of the northern sky",
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          "lang": "Esperanto",
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          "sense": "bright circumpolar asterism of the northern sky",
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          "sense": "bright circumpolar asterism of the northern sky",
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          "sense": "bright circumpolar asterism of the northern sky",
          "tags": [
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          "sense": "bright circumpolar asterism of the northern sky",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "Grand Chariot"
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        {
          "code": "gl",
          "lang": "Galician",
          "sense": "bright circumpolar asterism of the northern sky",
          "word": "Carro"
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          "code": "gl",
          "lang": "Galician",
          "sense": "bright circumpolar asterism of the northern sky",
          "tags": [
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          "code": "gl",
          "lang": "Galician",
          "sense": "bright circumpolar asterism of the northern sky",
          "tags": [
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          "code": "gl",
          "lang": "Galician",
          "sense": "bright circumpolar asterism of the northern sky",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "Osa Maior"
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        {
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "bright circumpolar asterism of the northern sky",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
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          "word": "Großer Wagen"
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        {
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "bright circumpolar asterism of the northern sky",
          "word": "Göncölszekér"
        },
        {
          "code": "izh",
          "lang": "Ingrian",
          "sense": "bright circumpolar asterism of the northern sky",
          "word": "Suur Otava"
        },
        {
          "code": "ga",
          "lang": "Irish",
          "sense": "bright circumpolar asterism of the northern sky",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "Camchéachta"
        },
        {
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "bright circumpolar asterism of the northern sky",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "Gran Carro"
        },
        {
          "alt": "ほくとしちせい",
          "code": "ja",
          "lang": "Japanese",
          "roman": "hokuto shichisei",
          "sense": "bright circumpolar asterism of the northern sky",
          "word": "北斗七星"
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        {
          "alt": "ななつぼし",
          "code": "ja",
          "lang": "Japanese",
          "roman": "Nanatsuboshi",
          "sense": "bright circumpolar asterism of the northern sky",
          "word": "七つ星"
        },
        {
          "code": "kk",
          "lang": "Kazakh",
          "roman": "Jetıqaraqşy",
          "sense": "bright circumpolar asterism of the northern sky",
          "word": "Жетіқарақшы"
        },
        {
          "alt": "北斗七星",
          "code": "ko",
          "lang": "Korean",
          "roman": "bukduchilseong",
          "sense": "bright circumpolar asterism of the northern sky",
          "word": "북두칠성"
        },
        {
          "alt": "北斗星",
          "code": "ko",
          "lang": "Korean",
          "roman": "bukduseong",
          "sense": "bright circumpolar asterism of the northern sky",
          "word": "북두성"
        },
        {
          "alt": "七星",
          "code": "ko",
          "lang": "Korean",
          "roman": "chilseong",
          "sense": "bright circumpolar asterism of the northern sky",
          "word": "칠성"
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        {
          "code": "kmr",
          "lang": "Northern Kurdish",
          "sense": "bright circumpolar asterism of the northern sky",
          "word": "Heftbira"
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          "code": "la",
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          "sense": "bright circumpolar asterism of the northern sky",
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          "code": "la",
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          "sense": "bright circumpolar asterism of the northern sky",
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          "tags": [
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          "word": "Polsinera"
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          "lang": "Lü",
          "roman": "ḋaawtsaang²",
          "sense": "bright circumpolar asterism of the northern sky",
          "word": "ᦡᦱᧁᦋᦱᧂᧉ"
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          "code": "mk",
          "lang": "Macedonian",
          "roman": "Gólema Kóla",
          "sense": "bright circumpolar asterism of the northern sky",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
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          "code": "ms",
          "lang": "Malay",
          "sense": "bright circumpolar asterism of the northern sky",
          "word": "bintang biduk"
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          "code": "ms",
          "lang": "Malay",
          "sense": "bright circumpolar asterism of the northern sky",
          "word": "bintang gayung besar"
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          "code": "ms",
          "lang": "Malay",
          "sense": "bright circumpolar asterism of the northern sky",
          "word": "bintang jong"
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          "code": "gv",
          "lang": "Manx",
          "sense": "bright circumpolar asterism of the northern sky",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
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          "word": "Yn Arc Mooar"
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          "code": "gv",
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          "sense": "bright circumpolar asterism of the northern sky",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "Arc ny Twoaie"
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          "code": "mn",
          "lang": "Mongolian",
          "roman": "doloon burxan",
          "sense": "bright circumpolar asterism of the northern sky",
          "tags": [
            "Cyrillic"
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          "word": "долоон бурхан"
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          "code": "mn",
          "lang": "Mongolian",
          "roman": "šanaga doloo",
          "sense": "bright circumpolar asterism of the northern sky",
          "tags": [
            "Cyrillic"
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          "word": "шанага долоо"
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          "code": "mn",
          "lang": "Mongolian",
          "roman": "doloon övgön",
          "sense": "bright circumpolar asterism of the northern sky",
          "tags": [
            "Cyrillic"
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          "word": "долоон өвгөн"
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        {
          "code": "mn",
          "lang": "Mongolian",
          "roman": "doxigor doloon od",
          "sense": "bright circumpolar asterism of the northern sky",
          "tags": [
            "Cyrillic"
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          "word": "дохигор долоон од"
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        {
          "code": "nv",
          "lang": "Navajo",
          "sense": "bright circumpolar asterism of the northern sky",
          "word": "náhookǫs bikąʼ"
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          "code": "nrf",
          "lang": "Norman",
          "sense": "bright circumpolar asterism of the northern sky",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "L'Êclon"
        },
        {
          "code": "no",
          "lang": "Norwegian",
          "sense": "bright circumpolar asterism of the northern sky",
          "word": "Karlsvognen"
        },
        {
          "alt": "ななちぶし",
          "code": "ryu",
          "lang": "Okinawan",
          "roman": "Nanachibushi",
          "sense": "bright circumpolar asterism of the northern sky",
          "word": "七ち星"
        },
        {
          "code": "ang",
          "lang": "Old English",
          "sense": "bright circumpolar asterism of the northern sky",
          "word": "carles wǣn"
        },
        {
          "code": "fa",
          "lang": "Persian",
          "roman": "haft owrang",
          "sense": "bright circumpolar asterism of the northern sky",
          "word": "هفت اورنگ"
        },
        {
          "code": "fa",
          "lang": "Persian",
          "roman": "banât-on-na'š",
          "sense": "bright circumpolar asterism of the northern sky",
          "word": "بناتالنعش"
        },
        {
          "code": "fa",
          "lang": "Persian",
          "roman": "malâqe-ye bozorg",
          "sense": "bright circumpolar asterism of the northern sky",
          "word": "ملاقه بزرگ"
        },
        {
          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "bright circumpolar asterism of the northern sky",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "Wielki Wóz"
        },
        {
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "bright circumpolar asterism of the northern sky",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "Grande Carro"
        },
        {
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "bright circumpolar asterism of the northern sky",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "Caçarola"
        },
        {
          "code": "ro",
          "lang": "Romanian",
          "sense": "bright circumpolar asterism of the northern sky",
          "word": "Carul Mare"
        },
        {
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "Bolʹšój Kovš",
          "sense": "bright circumpolar asterism of the northern sky",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "Большо́й Ковш"
        },
        {
          "code": "sa",
          "lang": "Sanskrit",
          "roman": "saptarṣi",
          "sense": "bright circumpolar asterism of the northern sky",
          "word": "सप्तर्षि"
        },
        {
          "code": "gd",
          "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
          "sense": "bright circumpolar asterism of the northern sky",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "an Crann"
        },
        {
          "code": "gd",
          "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
          "note": "Còig Gadhair Osgair (the line from Alkaid to Dubhe, excluding Phecda and Merak which are known as Tulga is Talga)",
          "sense": "bright circumpolar asterism of the northern sky"
        },
        {
          "code": "sh",
          "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
          "sense": "bright circumpolar asterism of the northern sky",
          "tags": [
            "Cyrillic",
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "Велика кола"
        },
        {
          "code": "sh",
          "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
          "sense": "bright circumpolar asterism of the northern sky",
          "tags": [
            "Roman",
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "Velika kola"
        },
        {
          "code": "sk",
          "lang": "Slovak",
          "sense": "bright circumpolar asterism of the northern sky",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "Veľký voz"
        },
        {
          "code": "dsb",
          "lang": "Lower Sorbian",
          "sense": "bright circumpolar asterism of the northern sky",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "Njebjaski wóz"
        },
        {
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "bright circumpolar asterism of the northern sky",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "el Carro"
        },
        {
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "bright circumpolar asterism of the northern sky",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "el Cazo"
        },
        {
          "alt": "^(mulg̃eš)apin",
          "code": "sux",
          "lang": "Sumerian",
          "sense": "bright circumpolar asterism of the northern sky",
          "word": "𒀯𒄑𒀳"
        },
        {
          "code": "sv",
          "lang": "Swedish",
          "sense": "bright circumpolar asterism of the northern sky",
          "tags": [
            "common-gender"
          ],
          "word": "Karlavagnen"
        },
        {
          "code": "tl",
          "lang": "Tagalog",
          "sense": "bright circumpolar asterism of the northern sky",
          "word": "Malaking Tabo"
        },
        {
          "code": "ta",
          "lang": "Tamil",
          "roman": "eḻumīṉ",
          "sense": "bright circumpolar asterism of the northern sky",
          "word": "எழுமீன்"
        },
        {
          "code": "th",
          "lang": "Thai",
          "roman": "glùm-daao-jɔɔ-rá-kêe",
          "sense": "bright circumpolar asterism of the northern sky",
          "word": "กลุ่มดาวจระเข"
        },
        {
          "code": "tr",
          "lang": "Turkish",
          "sense": "bright circumpolar asterism of the northern sky",
          "word": "Büyük Ayı"
        },
        {
          "alt": "北斗",
          "code": "vi",
          "lang": "Vietnamese",
          "sense": "bright circumpolar asterism of the northern sky",
          "word": "Bắc Đẩu"
        },
        {
          "alt": "北斗星",
          "code": "vi",
          "lang": "Vietnamese",
          "sense": "bright circumpolar asterism of the northern sky",
          "word": "Bắc Đẩu tinh"
        },
        {
          "alt": "北斗七星",
          "code": "vi",
          "lang": "Vietnamese",
          "sense": "bright circumpolar asterism of the northern sky",
          "word": "Bắc Đẩu thất tinh"
        },
        {
          "code": "cy",
          "lang": "Welsh",
          "sense": "bright circumpolar asterism of the northern sky",
          "tags": [
            "feminine",
            "plural"
          ],
          "word": "Sêr Llong"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "Big Dipper"
}
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    }
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  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "name",
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    {
      "word": "Little Dipper"
    },
    {
      "word": "septentrion"
    },
    {
      "word": "Ursa Major"
    },
    {
      "word": "Ursa Minor"
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        "English uncountable nouns",
        "Japanese terms with redundant script codes",
        "Latin links with redundant wikilinks",
        "Mandarin terms with non-redundant manual transliterations",
        "Sanskrit terms with redundant transliterations",
        "Serbo-Croatian terms with redundant script codes",
        "Tamil terms with redundant transliterations",
        "Vietnamese terms with redundant script codes",
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        "en:Constellations"
      ],
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        "A bright circumpolar asterism of the northern sky, said to resemble a ladle or cart, and a part of the constellation Ursa Major which includes the stars Mizar, Dubhe, and Alkaid. The other stars comprising it are Alioth, Megrez, Merak, and Phecda."
      ],
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          "astronomy",
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          "cart"
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          "constellation",
          "constellation"
        ],
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          "Ursa Major",
          "Ursa Major"
        ],
        [
          "Mizar",
          "Mizar"
        ],
        [
          "Dubhe",
          "Dubhe"
        ],
        [
          "Alkaid",
          "Alkaid"
        ],
        [
          "Alioth",
          "Alioth"
        ],
        [
          "Megrez",
          "Megrez"
        ],
        [
          "Merak",
          "Merak"
        ],
        [
          "Phecda",
          "Phecda"
        ]
      ],
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        "(astronomy, especially US) A bright circumpolar asterism of the northern sky, said to resemble a ladle or cart, and a part of the constellation Ursa Major which includes the stars Mizar, Dubhe, and Alkaid. The other stars comprising it are Alioth, Megrez, Merak, and Phecda."
      ],
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        {
          "tags": [
            "Britain",
            "obsolete"
          ],
          "word": "Charles' Wain"
        },
        {
          "tags": [
            "US",
            "obsolete"
          ],
          "word": "Drinking Gourd"
        },
        {
          "english": "Asia",
          "word": "Northern Ladle"
        },
        {
          "tags": [
            "obsolete"
          ],
          "word": "Northern Waggoner"
        },
        {
          "tags": [
            "Britain"
          ],
          "word": "Plough"
        },
        {
          "tags": [
            "Britain",
            "obsolete"
          ],
          "word": "Wain"
        },
        {
          "word": "Wagon"
        },
        {
          "word": "Great Wagon"
        },
        {
          "word": "Bandwagon"
        },
        {
          "word": "Saptarishi"
        },
        {
          "word": "Saucepan"
        },
        {
          "word": "triones"
        }
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      "tags": [
        "US",
        "especially"
      ],
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        "astronomy",
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    {
      "code": "ar",
      "lang": "Arabic",
      "roman": "banātu naʕšin al-kubrā",
      "sense": "bright circumpolar asterism of the northern sky",
      "word": "بَنَاتُ نَعْشٍ الكُبْرَى"
    },
    {
      "code": "as",
      "lang": "Assamese",
      "roman": "xôptôrxi",
      "sense": "bright circumpolar asterism of the northern sky",
      "word": "সপ্তর্ষি"
    },
    {
      "code": "ae",
      "lang": "Avestan",
      "roman": "haptōⁱriṇga",
      "sense": "bright circumpolar asterism of the northern sky",
      "word": "𐬵𐬀𐬞𐬙𐬋𐬌𐬭𐬌𐬧𐬔𐬀"
    },
    {
      "code": "bn",
      "lang": "Bengali",
      "roman": "śôptorśi",
      "sense": "bright circumpolar asterism of the northern sky",
      "word": "সপ্তর্ষি"
    },
    {
      "code": "my",
      "lang": "Burmese",
      "roman": "hku.naccanykrai",
      "sense": "bright circumpolar asterism of the northern sky",
      "word": "ခုနစ်စဉ်ကြယ်"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "bright circumpolar asterism of the northern sky",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Carro Gran"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "běidǒu qīxīng",
      "sense": "bright circumpolar asterism of the northern sky",
      "word": "北斗七星"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "běidǒuxīng",
      "sense": "bright circumpolar asterism of the northern sky",
      "word": "北斗星"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "bright circumpolar asterism of the northern sky",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Velký vůz"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "bright circumpolar asterism of the northern sky",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "Karlsvognen"
    },
    {
      "code": "egy",
      "lang": "Egyptian",
      "roman": "ḫpš",
      "sense": "bright circumpolar asterism of the northern sky",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "x*p:S-F24:N14-A40"
    },
    {
      "code": "egy",
      "lang": "Egyptian",
      "roman": "msḫtjw",
      "sense": "bright circumpolar asterism of the northern sky",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "ms-x-tyw-U21:N14"
    },
    {
      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "bright circumpolar asterism of the northern sky",
      "word": "Granda Kulero"
    },
    {
      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "bright circumpolar asterism of the northern sky",
      "word": "Plugilo"
    },
    {
      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "bright circumpolar asterism of the northern sky",
      "word": "Ĉaro de Karlo"
    },
    {
      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "bright circumpolar asterism of the northern sky",
      "word": "Granda Kulerego"
    },
    {
      "code": "et",
      "lang": "Estonian",
      "sense": "bright circumpolar asterism of the northern sky",
      "word": "Suur Vanker"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "bright circumpolar asterism of the northern sky",
      "word": "Otava"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "bright circumpolar asterism of the northern sky",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Grande Casserole"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "bright circumpolar asterism of the northern sky",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Grand Chariot"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "bright circumpolar asterism of the northern sky",
      "word": "Carro"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "bright circumpolar asterism of the northern sky",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Arado"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "bright circumpolar asterism of the northern sky",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Setestrelo"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "bright circumpolar asterism of the northern sky",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Osa Maior"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "bright circumpolar asterism of the northern sky",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Großer Wagen"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "bright circumpolar asterism of the northern sky",
      "word": "Göncölszekér"
    },
    {
      "code": "izh",
      "lang": "Ingrian",
      "sense": "bright circumpolar asterism of the northern sky",
      "word": "Suur Otava"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "bright circumpolar asterism of the northern sky",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Camchéachta"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "bright circumpolar asterism of the northern sky",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Gran Carro"
    },
    {
      "alt": "ほくとしちせい",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "hokuto shichisei",
      "sense": "bright circumpolar asterism of the northern sky",
      "word": "北斗七星"
    },
    {
      "alt": "ななつぼし",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "Nanatsuboshi",
      "sense": "bright circumpolar asterism of the northern sky",
      "word": "七つ星"
    },
    {
      "code": "kk",
      "lang": "Kazakh",
      "roman": "Jetıqaraqşy",
      "sense": "bright circumpolar asterism of the northern sky",
      "word": "Жетіқарақшы"
    },
    {
      "alt": "北斗七星",
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "bukduchilseong",
      "sense": "bright circumpolar asterism of the northern sky",
      "word": "북두칠성"
    },
    {
      "alt": "北斗星",
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "bukduseong",
      "sense": "bright circumpolar asterism of the northern sky",
      "word": "북두성"
    },
    {
      "alt": "七星",
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "chilseong",
      "sense": "bright circumpolar asterism of the northern sky",
      "word": "칠성"
    },
    {
      "code": "kmr",
      "lang": "Northern Kurdish",
      "sense": "bright circumpolar asterism of the northern sky",
      "word": "Heftbira"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "bright circumpolar asterism of the northern sky",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "Plaustrum"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "bright circumpolar asterism of the northern sky",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "septentriō"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "bright circumpolar asterism of the northern sky",
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "plural"
      ],
      "word": "septentriōnēs"
    },
    {
      "code": "lmo",
      "lang": "Lombard",
      "sense": "bright circumpolar asterism of the northern sky",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Polsinera"
    },
    {
      "code": "khb",
      "lang": "Lü",
      "roman": "ḋaawtsaang²",
      "sense": "bright circumpolar asterism of the northern sky",
      "word": "ᦡᦱᧁᦋᦱᧂᧉ"
    },
    {
      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "Gólema Kóla",
      "sense": "bright circumpolar asterism of the northern sky",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Го́лема Ко́ла"
    },
    {
      "code": "ms",
      "lang": "Malay",
      "sense": "bright circumpolar asterism of the northern sky",
      "word": "bintang biduk"
    },
    {
      "code": "ms",
      "lang": "Malay",
      "sense": "bright circumpolar asterism of the northern sky",
      "word": "bintang gayung besar"
    },
    {
      "code": "ms",
      "lang": "Malay",
      "sense": "bright circumpolar asterism of the northern sky",
      "word": "bintang jong"
    },
    {
      "code": "gv",
      "lang": "Manx",
      "sense": "bright circumpolar asterism of the northern sky",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Yn Arc Mooar"
    },
    {
      "code": "gv",
      "lang": "Manx",
      "sense": "bright circumpolar asterism of the northern sky",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Arc ny Twoaie"
    },
    {
      "code": "mn",
      "lang": "Mongolian",
      "roman": "doloon burxan",
      "sense": "bright circumpolar asterism of the northern sky",
      "tags": [
        "Cyrillic"
      ],
      "word": "долоон бурхан"
    },
    {
      "code": "mn",
      "lang": "Mongolian",
      "roman": "šanaga doloo",
      "sense": "bright circumpolar asterism of the northern sky",
      "tags": [
        "Cyrillic"
      ],
      "word": "шанага долоо"
    },
    {
      "code": "mn",
      "lang": "Mongolian",
      "roman": "doloon övgön",
      "sense": "bright circumpolar asterism of the northern sky",
      "tags": [
        "Cyrillic"
      ],
      "word": "долоон өвгөн"
    },
    {
      "code": "mn",
      "lang": "Mongolian",
      "roman": "doxigor doloon od",
      "sense": "bright circumpolar asterism of the northern sky",
      "tags": [
        "Cyrillic"
      ],
      "word": "дохигор долоон од"
    },
    {
      "code": "nv",
      "lang": "Navajo",
      "sense": "bright circumpolar asterism of the northern sky",
      "word": "náhookǫs bikąʼ"
    },
    {
      "code": "nrf",
      "lang": "Norman",
      "sense": "bright circumpolar asterism of the northern sky",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "L'Êclon"
    },
    {
      "code": "no",
      "lang": "Norwegian",
      "sense": "bright circumpolar asterism of the northern sky",
      "word": "Karlsvognen"
    },
    {
      "alt": "ななちぶし",
      "code": "ryu",
      "lang": "Okinawan",
      "roman": "Nanachibushi",
      "sense": "bright circumpolar asterism of the northern sky",
      "word": "七ち星"
    },
    {
      "code": "ang",
      "lang": "Old English",
      "sense": "bright circumpolar asterism of the northern sky",
      "word": "carles wǣn"
    },
    {
      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Persian",
      "roman": "haft owrang",
      "sense": "bright circumpolar asterism of the northern sky",
      "word": "هفت اورنگ"
    },
    {
      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Persian",
      "roman": "banât-on-na'š",
      "sense": "bright circumpolar asterism of the northern sky",
      "word": "بناتالنعش"
    },
    {
      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Persian",
      "roman": "malâqe-ye bozorg",
      "sense": "bright circumpolar asterism of the northern sky",
      "word": "ملاقه بزرگ"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "bright circumpolar asterism of the northern sky",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Wielki Wóz"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "bright circumpolar asterism of the northern sky",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Grande Carro"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "bright circumpolar asterism of the northern sky",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Caçarola"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "bright circumpolar asterism of the northern sky",
      "word": "Carul Mare"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "Bolʹšój Kovš",
      "sense": "bright circumpolar asterism of the northern sky",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Большо́й Ковш"
    },
    {
      "code": "sa",
      "lang": "Sanskrit",
      "roman": "saptarṣi",
      "sense": "bright circumpolar asterism of the northern sky",
      "word": "सप्तर्षि"
    },
    {
      "code": "gd",
      "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
      "sense": "bright circumpolar asterism of the northern sky",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "an Crann"
    },
    {
      "code": "gd",
      "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
      "note": "Còig Gadhair Osgair (the line from Alkaid to Dubhe, excluding Phecda and Merak which are known as Tulga is Talga)",
      "sense": "bright circumpolar asterism of the northern sky"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "bright circumpolar asterism of the northern sky",
      "tags": [
        "Cyrillic",
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Велика кола"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "bright circumpolar asterism of the northern sky",
      "tags": [
        "Roman",
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Velika kola"
    },
    {
      "code": "sk",
      "lang": "Slovak",
      "sense": "bright circumpolar asterism of the northern sky",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Veľký voz"
    },
    {
      "code": "dsb",
      "lang": "Lower Sorbian",
      "sense": "bright circumpolar asterism of the northern sky",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Njebjaski wóz"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "bright circumpolar asterism of the northern sky",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "el Carro"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "bright circumpolar asterism of the northern sky",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "el Cazo"
    },
    {
      "alt": "^(mulg̃eš)apin",
      "code": "sux",
      "lang": "Sumerian",
      "sense": "bright circumpolar asterism of the northern sky",
      "word": "𒀯𒄑𒀳"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "bright circumpolar asterism of the northern sky",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "Karlavagnen"
    },
    {
      "code": "tl",
      "lang": "Tagalog",
      "sense": "bright circumpolar asterism of the northern sky",
      "word": "Malaking Tabo"
    },
    {
      "code": "ta",
      "lang": "Tamil",
      "roman": "eḻumīṉ",
      "sense": "bright circumpolar asterism of the northern sky",
      "word": "எழுமீன்"
    },
    {
      "code": "th",
      "lang": "Thai",
      "roman": "glùm-daao-jɔɔ-rá-kêe",
      "sense": "bright circumpolar asterism of the northern sky",
      "word": "กลุ่มดาวจระเข"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "bright circumpolar asterism of the northern sky",
      "word": "Büyük Ayı"
    },
    {
      "alt": "北斗",
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "bright circumpolar asterism of the northern sky",
      "word": "Bắc Đẩu"
    },
    {
      "alt": "北斗星",
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "bright circumpolar asterism of the northern sky",
      "word": "Bắc Đẩu tinh"
    },
    {
      "alt": "北斗七星",
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "bright circumpolar asterism of the northern sky",
      "word": "Bắc Đẩu thất tinh"
    },
    {
      "code": "cy",
      "lang": "Welsh",
      "sense": "bright circumpolar asterism of the northern sky",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "plural"
      ],
      "word": "Sêr Llong"
    }
  ],
  "word": "Big Dipper"
}
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  "called_from": "translations/609-20230504",
  "msg": "Translation too long compared to word, so it is skipped",
  "path": [
    "Big Dipper"
  ],
  "section": "English",
  "subsection": "proper noun",
  "title": "Big Dipper",
  "trace": ""
}

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