"Galactic Centre" meaning in English

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Proper name

Forms: the Galactic Centre [canonical]
Head templates: {{en-proper noun|def=1|head=Galactic Centre}} the Galactic Centre
  1. Commonwealth spelling of Galactic Center.
    Sense id: en-Galactic_Centre-en-name-S5WlJQdD Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries
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