Southern Cross
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Southern Cross
- /ˌsʌðə(ɹ)n ˈkɹɒs/
proper noun the Southern Cross
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A distinctive winter constellation of the southern sky, shaped like a cross, which appears in the flags of several countries in Oceania.
The stars had not quite faded out of the sky, and the Southern Cross was still shining faintly in the heavens; the jungle all round was very still, just as if Nature was waiting to introduce the busy hum of life till the last solemn scene was over.
Similar: Crux
- The constellation as a symbol of Australia, New Zealand and various other places in the Southern Hemisphere.
proper noun
- A rural locality in Charters Towers Region, northern Queensland.
- A locality in the Shire of Moyne, south-west Victoria.
- A town in the Shire of Yilgarn, Western Australia.
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name constellation
| Español | Crux, Cruz del Sur |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 남십자성 Namsipjaseong, 남십자(南十字)자리 Namsipjajari |
| 日本語 | 南十字星 Minami-jūjisei, みなみじゅうじ座 Minami-jūjisei |
| 中文 | 南十字座 Nánshízì Zuò, 南十字星 Nánshízì Xīng |
| हिन्दी | त्रिशंकु triśaṅku |
| Português | Cruzeiro do Sul |
| Français | Croix du Sud |
| Deutsch | Kreuz des Südens |
| Italiano | Croce del Sud |
| Ελληνικά | Σταυρός του Νότου Stavrós tou Nótou |
| Русский | Ю́жный Крест Júžnyj Krest |
| Tiếng Việt | Nam Thập Tự, Nam Tào, Chữ Thập Phương Nam, Nam Thập |
| العربية | صَلِيب اَلْجَنُوب ṣalīb al-janūb |
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title = {Southern Cross},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/southern%20cross},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
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