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Pronunciation / Transliteration: xīngxì
"宇宙中有无数个星系。"
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A system of millions or billions of stars, together with gas and dust, held together by gravitational attraction.
"Our solar system is located in the Milky Way galaxy."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Late Middle English: from Old French galaxie, via late Latin from Greek galaxias (kúklos) 'milky (circle)', from gala, galakt- 'milk'.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "galaxy" is said worldwide
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galaxie
Transliteration: galaxie
"Notre système solaire fait partie de la galaxie de la Voie lactée."
Galaxie
Transliteration: Galaxie
"Wissenschaftler haben eine neue Galaxie entdeckt."
galassia
Transliteration: galassia
"Ci sono miliardi di stelle in ogni galassia."
galaxia
Transliteration: galaxia
"El telescopio espacial capturó una imagen impresionante de otra galaxia."
galáxia
Transliteration: galáxia
"A nossa galáxia abriga bilhões de estrelas."
आकाशगंगा
Transliteration: aakashganga
"हमारी पृथ्वी आकाशगंगा में स्थित है।"
星系
Transliteration: xīngxì
"宇宙中有无数个星系。"
은하
Transliteration: eunha
"우주에는 수많은 은하가 존재합니다."
銀河
Transliteration: ginga
"私たちは銀河系の中に住んでいます。"
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