"Thuban" meaning in English

See Thuban in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Etymology: From Arabic ثُعْبَان (ṯuʕbān, “snake”), the Arabic name for the constellation Alpha Draconis being الثُعْبَان (aṯ-ṯuʕbān). Etymology templates: {{der|en|ar|ثُعْبَان|t=snake}} Arabic ثُعْبَان (ṯuʕbān, “snake”), {{root|en|ar|ث ع ب}} Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Thuban
  1. (astronomy) α Draconis, a white giant star in the constellation Draco which served as the North Star from about 3942 to 1793 BC. Wikipedia link: Thuban Categories (topical): Stars Hypernyms: North Star [astronomy, natural-sciences] Translations (star): 右樞 /右枢 (Chinese Mandarin), 紫微右垣一 (Chinese Mandarin), Thuban (French), Thuban (German), Túban [masculine] (Irish)
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