"Local Group" meaning in English

See Local Group in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

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Etymology: Coined by American astronomer Edwin Hubble in 1936. Etymology templates: {{coin|en|Edwin Hubble|in=1936|nat=American|occ=astronomer}} Coined by American astronomer Edwin Hubble in 1936 Head templates: {{en-proper noun|head=Local Group}} Local Group
  1. (astronomy) The small cluster of galaxies that contains the Milky Way Galaxy; includes Andromeda, Triangulum, the Large Magellanic Cloud, Small Magellanic Cloud and others. Categories (topical): Astronomy Hypernyms: group Meronyms: Andromeda Galaxy, Large Magellanic Cloud, M110, M32, Milky Way, Small Magellanic Cloud, Triangulum Galaxy Coordinate_terms: Local Arm, Local Bubble, Local Fluff, Local Supercluster (alt: LSC / LS), Local Void, Local Wall Translations (cluster of galaxies that contains the Milky Way): 本星系群 (Běn Xīngxìqún) (Chinese Mandarin), Lokale Groep [feminine, masculine] (Dutch), Kohalik galaktikarühm (Estonian), Paikallinen ryhmä (Finnish), Groupe local [masculine] (French), ადგილობრივი ჯგუფი (adgilobrivi ǯgupi) (Georgian), Lokale Gruppe [feminine] (German), 局部銀河群 (kyokubu gingagun) (alt: きょくぶぎんがぐん) (Japanese), 국부은하군 (gukbueunhagun) (alt: 局部銀河群) (Korean), Grupo Local [masculine] (Spanish), Yerel Grup (Turkish), nhóm Địa phương (Vietnamese)

Alternative forms

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