"Proxima Centauri" meaning in Latin

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Proper name

IPA: [ˈprɔk.sɪ.ma kɛnˈtau̯.rɪ] [Classical-Latin], [ˈprɔk.si.ma t͡ʃenˈtaːu̯.ri] (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical)
Etymology: From proxima Centauri (“nearest star of Centaurus”). Head templates: {{la-proper noun|Proxima<1> Centauri<+>}} Proxima Centauri f sg (genitive Proximae Centauris); first declension Inflection templates: {{la-ndecl|Proxima<1> Centauri<+>}} Forms: Proximae Centauris [genitive], no-table-tags [table-tags], Proxima Centauri [nominative, singular], Proximae Centauris [genitive, singular], Proximae Centaurī [dative, singular], Proximam Centaurem [accusative, singular], Proximā Centaurī [ablative, singular], Proximā Centaure [ablative, singular], Proxima Centauri [singular, vocative]
  1. (astronomy) The star α Centauri C in the constellation Centaurus. Tags: declension-1, feminine, singular
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