Southern Cross en · PROPN
Pronunciation
- /ˌsʌðə(ɹ)n ˈkɹɒs/
- (Australia) audio
Meanings
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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.
1887, Harriet W. Daly, Digging, Squatting, and Pioneering Life in the Northern Territory of South Australia, page 167:
- A place in Australia: ▸ A rural locality in Charters Towers Region, northern Queensland.
- The constellation as a symbol of Australia, New Zealand and various other places in the Southern Hemisphere.
- A place in Australia: ▸ A locality in the Shire of Moyne, south-west Victoria.
- A place in Australia: ▸ A town in the Shire of Yilgarn, Western Australia.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| the Southern Cross | canonical | lexicographic |
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Translations (44)
tl Timugang Paripa (constellation) · el Σταυρός του Νότου (constellation) · nl Zuiderkruis (constellation) · mi Māhutonga (constellation) · pon pwuhpw (constellation) · ms palang selatan (constellation) · es Crux (constellation) · mkj lohpwu (constellation) · es Cruz del Sur (constellation) · ja みなみじゅうじ座 (constellation) · ar صَلِيب اَلْجَنُوب (constellation) · da Sydkorset (constellation) · ca Creu del Sud (constellation) · pt Cruzeiro do Sul (constellation) · tpw Krusá (constellation) · ms bintang tohok (constellation) · vi Chữ Thập Phương Nam (constellation) · cmn 南十字星 (constellation) · fr Croix du Sud (constellation) · ko 남십자성 (constellation) · vi Nam Thập (constellation) · hu Dél Keresztje (constellation) · vi Nam Thập Tự (constellation) · mi Te Punga (constellation) · de Kreuz des Südens (constellation) · bg южен кръст (constellation) · ms bintang pari (constellation) · ga an Chros (constellation) · tl Kamaliing (constellation) · ko 남십자(南十字)자리 (constellation) · kk Оңтүстік Крест (constellation) · vi Nam Tào (constellation) · af Suiderkruis (constellation) · mi Te Taki-o-Autahi (constellation) · cmn 南十字座 (constellation) · ru Ю́жный Крест (constellation) · gl Cruz do Sur (constellation) · hi त्रिशंकु (constellation) · fi Etelän risti (constellation) · it Croce del Sud (constellation) · pl Krzyż Południa (constellation) · eo Suda Kruco (constellation) · ga Cros an Deiscirt (constellation) · ja 南十字星 (constellation)