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Aquila

/ˈækwɪlə/US/ˈækwələ/

Aquila proper noun: a summer constellation of the northern sky, said to resemble an eagle. It includes the star Altair.

aquila: a summer constellation of the northern sky, said to resemble an eagle. It includes the star Altair
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Proper noun

Aquila

  1. A summer constellation of the northern sky, said to resemble an eagle. It includes the star Altair.
  2. An early Christian, the husband of Priscilla.
    • Salute Prisca and Aquila, and the household of Onesiphorus.1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, 2 Timothy 4:19

Aquila meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Arabic and Malay

Aquila in Hindi

constellation
गरुड़ तारामंडल garuṛ tārāmaṇḍal, गरुड तारामंडल garuḍ tārāmaṇḍal

Aquila in Tamil

நிலநடுக்கோட்டு நேர் விண்மீன் குழாம்

Aquila in Arabic

constellation
الْعُقَاب al-ʕuqāb

Aquila in Malay

constellation
Helang
More languagesFewer languages
Aquila in Persian
آله âloh, شاهین šâhin
Aquila in Thai
กลุ่มดาวนกอินทรี

Origin of Aquila

From Latin aquila (“eagle”).

Words formed from Aquila

Phrases with Aquila

Questions about Aquila

What does Aquila mean?
Aquila means a summer constellation of the northern sky, said to resemble an eagle. It includes the star Altair.
What is Aquila in Hindi?
Aquila in Hindi is गरुड़ तारामंडल (garuṛ tārāmaṇḍal), गरुड तारामंडल (garuḍ tārāmaṇḍal). See Aquila meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is Aquila?
Aquila is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Aquila?
Aquila is pronounced /ˈækwɪlə/ (UK).

Words near Aquila in the dictionary

  1. aquifers
  2. aquifoliaceous
  3. aquiform
  4. aquifuge
  5. aquifuges
  6. Aquila
  7. aquila alba
  8. Aquilan
  9. Aquilar
  10. Aquilars
  11. aquilawood

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: Aquila (page history and authors); aquila (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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