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Laniakea

/ˌlɑːni.əˈkeɪ.ə/

Laniakea proper noun: a supercluster of galaxies that includes the Milky Way.

Proper noun

Laniakea (uncountable)

  1. A supercluster of galaxies that includes the Milky Way.
    • Holonym: Universe
    • Meronyms: Earth < Solar System < Orion Arm < Milky Way, Milky Way Galaxy < Local Group < Virgo Supercluster

Synonyms of Laniakea

Origin of Laniakea

From Hawaiian lani (“heaven”) + ākea (“spacious, immeasurable”).

Questions about Laniakea

What does Laniakea mean?
Laniakea means a supercluster of galaxies that includes the Milky Way.
What part of speech is Laniakea?
Laniakea is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Laniakea?
Laniakea is pronounced /ˌlɑːni.əˈkeɪ.ə/.

Words near Laniakea in the dictionary

  1. Langya
  2. Langå
  3. Lanham
  4. Lanhams
  5. Lani
  6. Laniakea
  7. laniard
  8. laniards
  9. laniaries
  10. laniariform
  11. laniary

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