"Crux" meaning in English

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Proper name

IPA: /kɹʌks/ [Received-Pronunciation] Audio: en-us-crux.ogg [US], en-au-crux.ogg [Australia]
Etymology: Latin crux (“a cross”) Etymology templates: {{der|en|la|crux||a cross}} Latin crux (“a cross”) Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Crux
  1. (astronomy) A distinctive winter constellation of the southern sky, shaped like a cross. It appears in the flags of several countries in Oceania. Wikipedia link: Crux Categories (topical): Constellations Synonyms: Southern Cross Derived forms: Acrux, Becrux, Cru, Crucis, Gacrux Translations (constellation): Creu del Sud [feminine] (Catalan), 南十字座 (Nánshízìzuò) (Chinese Mandarin), Sydkorset (Danish), Etelän risti (Finnish), Croix du Sud (French), Kreuz des Südens [neuter] (German), Σταύρος του Νότου (Stávros tou Nótou) [masculine] (Greek), Dél Keresztje (Hungarian), an Chros [feminine] (Irish), Cros an Deiscirt [feminine] (Irish), Croce del Sud [feminine] (Italian), みなみじゅうじ座 (Japanese), 南十字座 (alt: みなみじゅうじざ) (Japanese), Оңтүстік Крест (Oñtüstık Krest) (Kazakh), 남십자자리 (namsipjajari) (Korean), bintang pari (Malay), bintang tohok (Malay), palang selatan (Malay), Te Punga (Maori), Māhutonga (Maori), Krzyż Południa [masculine] (Polish), Cruzeiro do Sul (Portuguese), Южный Крест (Južnyj Krest) (Russian), Crux (Spanish), Kamaliing (Tagalog)

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