"Centaurus" meaning in English

See Centaurus in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: /sɛnˈtɔːrəs/, /sɛnˈtɒrəs/
Etymology: From Latin centaurus, from Ancient Greek κένταυρος (kéntauros, “centaur”). Doublet of centaur. Etymology templates: {{uder|en|la|centaurus}} Latin centaurus, {{uder|en|grc|κένταυρος||centaur}} Ancient Greek κένταυρος (kéntauros, “centaur”), {{doublet|en|centaur}} Doublet of centaur Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Centaurus
  1. (astronomy) A spring constellation of the northern sky (and autumn of the southern sky) with the outline of a centaur. It includes the stars Alpha Centauri (Rigil Kentaurus and Toliman), Proxima Centauri, and Hadar. Wikipedia link: Centaurus Categories (topical): Constellations Derived forms: Alpha Centauri, Centauri, Proxima Centauri Translations (spring constellation of the northern sky): Κένταυρος (Kéntauros) [masculine] (Ancient Greek), الْقُنْطُور (al-qunṭūr) [masculine] (Arabic), Կենտավրոս (Kentavros) (Armenian), Centaure [masculine] (Catalan), 半人馬座 /半人马座 (bun³ jan⁴ maa⁵ zo⁶) (Chinese Cantonese), 半人馬座 /半人马座 (Bànrénmǎzuò) (Chinese Mandarin), Centaŭro (Esperanto), Kentauri (Finnish), Centaure [masculine] (French), Centauro (Galician), Zentaur [masculine] (German), Κένταυρος (Kéntavros) [masculine] (Greek), नरतुरंग तारामंडल (narturaṅg tārāmaṇḍal) (Hindi), an Ceinteár [masculine] (Irish), Centauro [masculine] (Italian), ケンタウルス座 (kentaurusuza) (Japanese), Кентавр (Kentavr) (Kazakh), 센타우루스자리 (Sentauruseujari) (Korean), Centaurus (Malay), Centaur [masculine] (Polish), Centauro [masculine] (Portuguese), Центавр (Centavr) (Russian), Centaurus (Spanish), Erboğa (Turkish)
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      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "Sentauruseujari",
      "sense": "spring constellation of the northern sky",
      "word": "센타우루스자리"
    },
    {
      "code": "ms",
      "lang": "Malay",
      "sense": "spring constellation of the northern sky",
      "word": "Centaurus"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "spring constellation of the northern sky",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Centaur"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "spring constellation of the northern sky",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Centauro"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "Centavr",
      "sense": "spring constellation of the northern sky",
      "word": "Центавр"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "spring constellation of the northern sky",
      "word": "Centaurus"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "spring constellation of the northern sky",
      "word": "Erboğa"
    }
  ],
  "word": "Centaurus"
}

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