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Mintaka

Mintaka proper noun: a multiple star in the constellation of Orion; Delta (δ) Orionis, one of the three stars that form Orion's Belt.

Proper noun

Mintaka

  1. A multiple star in the constellation of Orion; Delta (δ) Orionis, one of the three stars that form Orion's Belt.

Origin of Mintaka

From Arabic مِنْطَقَة (minṭaqa, “belt”).

Questions about Mintaka

What does Mintaka mean?
Mintaka means a multiple star in the constellation of Orion; Delta (δ) Orionis, one of the three stars that form Orion's Belt.
What part of speech is Mintaka?
Mintaka is a proper noun.

Words near Mintaka in the dictionary

  1. Mintabie
  2. mintable
  3. Mintac
  4. mintage
  5. mintages
  6. Mintaka
  7. mintaqah
  8. mintbush
  9. mintbushes
  10. minted
  11. Minteer

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