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Local Group

Local Group proper noun: the small cluster of galaxies that contains the Milky Way Galaxy; includes Andromeda, Triangulum, the Large Magellanic Cloud, Small Magellanic Cloud and others.

local group: the small cluster of galaxies that contains the Milky Way Galaxy; includes Andromeda, Triangulum,...
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Proper noun

Local Group

  1. The small cluster of galaxies that contains the Milky Way Galaxy; includes Andromeda, Triangulum, the Large Magellanic Cloud, Small Magellanic Cloud and others.
    • Holonyms: Virgo Supercluster < Laniakea < Universe
    • Meronyms: Earth < Solar System < Orion Arm < Milky Way, Milky Way Galaxy; (others) Andromeda Galaxy, Large Magellanic Cloud, M110, M32, Triangulum Galaxy, Small Magellanic Cloud

Local Group meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Kannada and Vietnamese

Local Group in Hindi

cluster of galaxies that contains the Milky Way
स्थानीय समूह sthānīya samūh

Local Group in Tamil

ஓரிட விண்மீன் குழுத்தொகுப்பு

Local Group in Kannada

ಸ್ಥಳೀಯ ಸಮೂಹ

Local Group in Vietnamese

cluster of galaxies that contains the Milky Way
nhóm Địa phương

Origin of Local Group

By proprialization from local group; coined by American astronomer Edwin Hubble in 1936.

Questions about Local Group

What does Local Group mean?
Local Group means the small cluster of galaxies that contains the Milky Way Galaxy; includes Andromeda, Triangulum, the Large Magellanic Cloud, Small Magellanic Cloud and others.
What is Local Group in Hindi?
Local Group in Hindi is स्थानीय समूह (sthānīya samūh). See Local Group meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is Local Group?
Local Group is a proper noun.

Words near Local Group in the dictionary

  1. Local Fluff
  2. Local Galaxy
  3. local gigantism
  4. local government
  5. local governments
  6. Local Group
  7. local hero
  8. local heroes
  9. Local Hole
  10. Local Hot Bubble
  11. Local Interstellar Cloud

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: Local Group (page history and authors); local group (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); local group (Kannada 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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