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Alnitak

Alnitak proper noun: a triple star in the constellation of Orion; Zeta (ζ) Orionis, one of the three stars that form Orion's Belt.

Proper noun

Alnitak

  1. A triple star in the constellation of Orion; Zeta (ζ) Orionis, one of the three stars that form Orion's Belt.

Origin of Alnitak

From Arabic النِطَاق (an-niṭāq, “the girdle”).

Questions about Alnitak

What does Alnitak mean?
Alnitak means a triple star in the constellation of Orion; Zeta (ζ) Orionis, one of the three stars that form Orion's Belt.
What part of speech is Alnitak?
Alnitak is a proper noun.

Words near Alnitak in the dictionary

  1. alnicos
  2. alniditan
  3. alnight
  4. alnights
  5. Alnilam
  6. Alnitak
  7. alnitidan
  8. Alniyat
  9. Alnmouth
  10. Alno
  11. alnoeite

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