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Alpha Centauri

Alpha Centauri proper noun: the brightest star in the southern constellation of Centaurus. It is actually a binary star with Proxima Centauri as a third component.

Proper noun

Alpha Centauri

  1. The brightest star in the southern constellation of Centaurus. It is actually a binary star with Proxima Centauri as a third component.
    Synonyms:
    Rigil Kent, Toliman

Alpha Centauri meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Bengali and Arabic

Alpha Centauri in Hindi

brightest star in the southern constellation of Centaurus
मित्र तारा mitra tārā

Alpha Centauri in Tamil

ஆல்பா சென்றாரசுகள்

Alpha Centauri in Bengali

brightest star in the southern constellation of Centaurus
আলফা সেন্টরাই alpha śenṭorai

Alpha Centauri in Arabic

brightest star in the southern constellation of Centaurus
رِجْل قِنْطَوْر rijl qinṭawr
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Alpha Centauri in Indonesian
Alpha Centauri
Alpha Centauri in Persian
آلفا قنطورس âlfâ qentowres, ظلمان zolmân
Alpha Centauri in Thai
อัลฟาคนครึ่งม้า
Alpha Centauri in Vietnamese
Nam Môn Nhị, Alpha Centauri

Synonyms of Alpha Centauri

Forms of Alpha Centauri

alternative formα-Centauri

Origin of Alpha Centauri

From α (“brightest”) + Centauri (“of the constellation Centaurus”).

Words formed from Alpha Centauri

Questions about Alpha Centauri

What does Alpha Centauri mean?
Alpha Centauri means the brightest star in the southern constellation of Centaurus. It is actually a binary star with Proxima Centauri as a third component.
What is Alpha Centauri in Hindi?
Alpha Centauri in Hindi is मित्र तारा (mitra tārā). See Alpha Centauri meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is Alpha Centauri?
Alpha Centauri is a proper noun.

Words near Alpha Centauri in the dictionary

  1. Alpha Carinae
  2. Alpha Cassiopeiae
  3. alpha cell
  4. alpha cells
  5. Alpha Cen
  6. Alpha Centauri
  7. Alpha Centauri A
  8. Alpha Centauri B
  9. Alpha Centauri C
  10. Alpha Centaurian
  11. Alpha Centaurians

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Adapted from Wiktionary: Alpha Centauri (page history and authors); Alpha Centauri (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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