Milky Way

Milky Way meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu

Examples of Milky Way in a sentence

• Why should I feel lonely? is not our planet in the Milky Way?1854 August 9, Henry D[avid] Thoreau, “Solitude”, in Walden; or, Life in the Woods, Boston, Mass.: Ticknor and Fields, →OCLC, page 144:
• From a cosmic perspective, even our host galaxy, the Milky Way, is not particularly special[…]2021, William Sheehan, Jim Bell, chapter 13, in Discovering Mars, page 294:
• By combining the data from multiple telescopes, astronomers determined the star’s position and velocity in space, allowing them to predict that it will exit the Milky Way at some point.2024 August 21, Ashley Strickland, “An unusual object is moving so fast it could escape the Milky Way. Scientists aren’t certain what it...

Synonyms of Milky Way

• Milky Way Galaxy
• Local Galaxy
• Galaxy
• Silvery River
• Great Sky River

All synonyms of Milky Way

Origin of Milky Way

From Middle English Milky Wey, a calque of Latin Via Lactea (literally “milky road”), a calque of Ancient Greek γαλαξίας (galaxías), referring to its appearance as a pale band of stars across the sky. Compare also Old Norse Mjólkrhringr (“Milky Way”, literally “milk-ring, milk-circle”). The reference to the galaxy is an extension of the second sense.

Words formed from Milky Way

• Milkdromeda
• Milkomeda
• Milky Way Galaxy

Questions about Milky Way

What does Milky Way mean?

Milky Way means the Milky Way Galaxy, the galaxy in which Earth is located.

What is Milky Way in Hindi?

Milky Way in Hindi is आकाशगंगा (ākāśgaṅgā). See Milky Way meaning in Hindi.

How do you use Milky Way in a sentence?

Why should I feel lonely? is not our planet in the Milky Way?

What part of speech is Milky Way?

Milky Way is a proper noun.