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Cygnus

/ˈsɪɡnəs/

Cygnus proper noun: a summer constellation of the northern sky, said to resemble a swan. It includes the triple star system HD 188753 and the stars Deneb and Albireo.

cygnus: a summer constellation of the northern sky, said to resemble a swan. It includes the triple star...
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Proper noun

Cygnus

  1. A summer constellation of the northern sky, said to resemble a swan. It includes the triple star system HD 188753 and the stars Deneb and Albireo.
    Synonyms:
    Northern Cross
  2. (Greek) A king of the Ligurians and relative of Phaeton who was transformed into a swan and placed in the sky as a constellation.

Cygnus meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu

Cygnus in Hindi

constellation
हंस hans

Cygnus in Tamil

constellation
சிக்னசு cikṉacu

Cygnus in Marathi

constellation
हंस hausa

Cygnus in Urdu

constellation
ہنس hans
More languagesFewer languages
Cygnus in Malayalam
ജായര jāyara
Cygnus in Nepali
हंस hansa
Cygnus in Tagalog
Gansa, Hilagang Paripa
Cygnus in Arabic
الدَّجَاجَة ad-dajāja
Cygnus in Malay
Cygnus
Cygnus in Persian
ماکیان mâkiyân
Cygnus in Thai
กลุ่มดาวหงส์ glùm daao hŏng
Cygnus in Vietnamese
Thiên Nga
Cygnus in Myanmar
ဆိုင်နပ် hcuingnap, ဆင်တာရာ hcangtara

Synonyms of Cygnus

Origin of Cygnus

Borrowed from Latin cygnus (“swan”), from Ancient Greek κύκνος (kúknos, “swan”).

Words formed from Cygnus

Questions about Cygnus

What does Cygnus mean?
Cygnus means a summer constellation of the northern sky, said to resemble a swan. It includes the triple star system HD 188753 and the stars Deneb and Albireo.
What is Cygnus in Hindi?
Cygnus in Hindi is हंस (hans). See Cygnus meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is Cygnus?
Cygnus is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Cygnus?
Cygnus is pronounced /ˈsɪɡnəs/.

Words near Cygnus in the dictionary

  1. cygnets
  2. cygnicide
  3. Cygnid
  4. Cygnids
  5. cygnine
  6. Cygnus
  7. Cygnus X-1
  8. Cygwin
  9. cyhalothrin
  10. cyheptamide
  11. cyhexatin

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