Southern Cross
/ˌsʌðə(ɹ)n ˈkɹɒs/
Southern Cross proper noun: a distinctive winter constellation of the southern sky, shaped like a cross, which appears in the flags of several countries in Oceania.
Proper noun (1)
the Southern Cross
- A distinctive winter constellation of the southern sky, shaped like a cross, which appears in the flags of several countries in Oceania.
- The stars had not quite faded out of the sky, and the Southern Cross was still shining faintly in the heavens; the jungle all round was very still, just as if Nature was waiting to introduce the busy hum of life till the last solemn scene was over.1887, Harriet W. Daly, Digging, Squatting, and Pioneering Life in the Northern Territory of South Australia, page 167
- Synonyms:
- Crux
- The constellation as a symbol of Australia, New Zealand and various other places in the Southern Hemisphere.
Proper noun (2)
Southern Cross
- A rural locality in Charters Towers Region, northern Queensland.
- A locality in the Shire of Moyne, south-west Victoria.
- A town in the Shire of Yilgarn, Western Australia.
Southern Cross meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Tagalog and Arabic
Southern Cross in Hindi
- constellation
- त्रिशंकु triśaṅku
Southern Cross in Tamil
- தென்குறுக்கை
Southern Cross in Tagalog
- constellation
- Timugang Paripa, Kamaliing
Southern Cross in Arabic
- constellation
- صَلِيب اَلْجَنُوب ṣalīb al-janūb
More languagesFewer languages
- Southern Cross in Malay
- bintang pari, bintang tohok, palang selatan
- Southern Cross in Vietnamese
- Nam Thập Tự, Nam Tào, Chữ Thập Phương Nam, Nam Thập
Synonyms of Southern Cross
Questions about Southern Cross
- What does Southern Cross mean?
- Southern Cross means a distinctive winter constellation of the southern sky, shaped like a cross, which appears in the flags of several countries in Oceania.
- What is Southern Cross in Hindi?
- Southern Cross in Hindi is त्रिशंकु (triśaṅku). See Southern Cross meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is Southern Cross?
- Southern Cross is a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce Southern Cross?
- Southern Cross is pronounced /ˌsʌðə(ɹ)n ˈkɹɒs/.
Words near Southern Cross in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: Southern Cross (page history and authors); southern cross (Tamil 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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