Andromeda en · PROPN
Pronunciation
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- /ænˈdɹɒmɪdə/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /ænˈdɹɑmɪdə/ (US)
- ăn-drŏm′ĕ-də
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin Andromeda, itself a borrowing from Ancient Greek Ἀνδρομέδα (Androméda), Ἀνδρομέδη (Andromédē).
Meanings
- (Greek) The daughter of Cepheus and Cassiopeia, king and queen of Eritrea, rescued from her sacrifice to the sea monster Cetus by Perseus, who married her; mother of Perses, ancient king of Persia.
- A constellation of the northern sky representing the "chained woman" Andromeda in Greek mythology, which is surrounded by the constellations of Cassiopeia, Perseus, and Pegasus, among others.
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The nearest spiral galaxy to the Milky Way, located within the Andromeda constellation (see Andromeda Galaxy); M31.
The Milky Way once had a massive galactic sibling that was shredded and consumed by our closest neighbour, Andromeda, scientists have discovered.
2018 July 23, Hannah Devlin, “Discovered: Milky Way's long-lost galactic sibling”, in The Guardian:Andromeda is a large, spiral galaxy like the Milky Way. It's between two and three million light years away. On a clear night in a dark place, you can see Andromeda with the naked eye.
2008, Roger Reid, Space (novel), Montgomery, AL: Junebug Books, page 41:
Deriveds
Andromedae (constellation) · And (constellation) · Andromedid (constellation)
Holonyms
Hypernyms
Meronyms
Adhil (constellation) · Titawin (constellation) · Alpheratz (constellation) · Mirach (constellation) · Almach (constellation) · Veritate (constellation) · Nembus (constellation)
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Translations (76)
hu Androméda (mythical daughter of Cepheus) · ko 안드로메다자리 (constellation) · ar المَرْأَة الَّتِي لَمْ تَرَ بَعْلًا (constellation) · es Andrómeda (spiral galaxy) · pl Andromeda (mythical daughter of Cepheus) · cmn 安德羅墨達 /安德罗墨达 (mythical daughter of Cepheus) · ar الأَرْمَلَة (constellation) · de Andromeda (constellation) · la Andromedē (mythical daughter of Cepheus) · cmn 安德洛美達 /安德洛美达 (mythical daughter of Cepheus) · fi Andromeda (constellation) · tr Andromeda (constellation) · no Andromeda (constellation) · ko 안드로메다 (mythical daughter of Cepheus) · no Andromeda (spiral galaxy) · ro Andromeda (mythical daughter of Cepheus) · pt Andrômeda (mythical daughter of Cepheus) · eo Andromedo (mythical daughter of Cepheus) · cmn 仙女座 (constellation) · pt Andrômeda (spiral galaxy) · hi देवयानी तारामंडल (constellation) · ro Andromeda (constellation) · ga Réaltra Andraiméide (spiral galaxy) · ca Andròmeda (mythical daughter of Cepheus) · bg Андроме́да (spiral galaxy) · ja アンドロメデー (mythical daughter of Cepheus) · iu ᐊᓐᑦᕉᒥᑕ (mythical daughter of Cepheus) · nl Andromeda (spiral galaxy) · pt Andrómeda (constellation) · bg Андроме́да (mythical daughter of Cepheus) · hi देवयानी मंदाकिनी (spiral galaxy) · la Andromeda (mythical daughter of Cepheus) · da Andromeda (mythical daughter of Cepheus) · hu Androméda (constellation) · pl Andromeda (spiral galaxy) · bg Андроме́да (constellation) · de Andromeda (mythical daughter of Cepheus) · fr Andromède (mythical daughter of Cepheus) · cmn 安朵美達 /安朵美达 (mythical daughter of Cepheus) · ja アンドロメダ座 (constellation) · ga Bís Andraiméide (spiral galaxy) · nl Andromeda (mythical daughter of Cepheus) · es Andrómeda (mythical daughter of Cepheus) · ar المَرْأَة المُسَلْسَلَة (constellation) · ca Andròmeda (constellation) · es Andrómeda (constellation) · pt Andrómeda (spiral galaxy) · nl Andromeda (constellation) · ga Andraiméide (mythical daughter of Cepheus) · grc Ἀνδρομέδα (mythical daughter of Cepheus) · el Ανδρομέδα (mythical daughter of Cepheus) · ms Andromeda (constellation) · sw Andromeda (spiral galaxy) · ja アンドロメダー (mythical daughter of Cepheus) · yue 仙女座 (constellation) · ru Андроме́да (mythical daughter of Cepheus) · eo Andromedo (spiral galaxy) · el Ανδρομέδα (constellation) · eo Andromedo (constellation) · pt Andrómeda (mythical daughter of Cepheus) · no Andromeda (mythical daughter of Cepheus) · pl Andromeda (constellation) · ca Andròmeda (spiral galaxy) · cmn 安德洛墨達 /安德洛墨达 (mythical daughter of Cepheus) · cmn 仙女座 (spiral galaxy) · ka ანდრომედა (constellation) · grc Ἀνδρομέδα (constellation) · pt Andrômeda (constellation) · kk Андромеда (constellation) · eo Andromeda galaksio (spiral galaxy) · ka ანდრომედა (mythical daughter of Cepheus) · fr Andromède (constellation) · ru Андроме́да (constellation) · kl Andromeda (mythical daughter of Cepheus) · ms Puteri Teratai (constellation) · ga Andraiméide (constellation)