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Alnair

Alnair proper noun: a bluish-white star in the constellation Grus; Alpha (α) Gruis.

Proper noun

Alnair

  1. A bluish-white star in the constellation Grus; Alpha (α) Gruis.
  2. A bluish-white binary star in the constellation Centaurus; Zeta (ζ) Centauri.

Origin of Alnair

From Arabic النَّائِر (an-nāʔir, “the bright [one]”).

Questions about Alnair

What does Alnair mean?
Alnair means a bluish-white star in the constellation Grus; Alpha (α) Gruis.
What part of speech is Alnair?
Alnair is a proper noun.

Words near Alnair in the dictionary

  1. alnager
  2. alnagers
  3. alnagership
  4. alnagerships
  5. alnages
  6. Alnair
  7. Alnath
  8. Alne
  9. alnespirone
  10. Alness
  11. Alnham

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