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10 Language-to-English DictionariesPlanet
Pronunciation / Transliteration: Planet
"Die Erde ist ein Planet."
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A celestial body moving in an elliptical orbit round a star.
"Earth is the third planet from the Sun."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Middle English: from Old French planete, via Latin from Greek planētēs 'wanderer, wandering star', from planasthai 'to wander'.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "planet" is said worldwide
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planète
Transliteration: planète
"La Terre est une planète."
Planet
Transliteration: Planet
"Die Erde ist ein Planet."
pianeta
Transliteration: pianeta
"La Terra è un pianeta."
planeta
Transliteration: planeta
"La Tierra es un planeta."
planeta
Transliteration: planeta
"A Terra é um planeta."
ग्रह
Transliteration: grah
"पृथ्वी एक ग्रह है।"
行星
Transliteration: xíngxīng
"地球是一颗行星。"
행성
Transliteration: haengseong
"지구는 행성입니다."
惑星
Transliteration: wakusei
"地球は惑星です。"
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