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noun the Milky Way
  1. (astronomy) The galaxy in which Earth is located.
  2. (astronomy) A broad band of diffuse white light, visible in the night sky; our view of the Milky Way galaxy from inside.
Translations: 
  • Dutch: Melkweg
  • French: la Voie lactée
  • German: Milchstraí�e
  • Italian: la Via Lattea
    (trans-mid)
  • Spanish: la Ví­a Lí¡ctea
Etymology: A calque of Latin Via Lactea, itself derived from the Ancient Greek (polytonic, ) (galaxias) "milky".

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