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Thuban

Thuban proper noun: α Draconis, a white giant star in the constellation Draco which served as the North Star from about 3942 to 1793 BC.

Proper noun

Thuban

  1. α Draconis, a white giant star in the constellation Draco which served as the North Star from about 3942 to 1793 BC.

Origin of Thuban

From Arabic ثُعْبَان (ṯuʕbān, “snake”), the Arabic name for the constellation Alpha Draconis being الثُعْبَان (aṯ-ṯuʕbān).

Questions about Thuban

What does Thuban mean?
Thuban means α Draconis, a white giant star in the constellation Draco which served as the North Star from about 3942 to 1793 BC.
What part of speech is Thuban?
Thuban is a proper noun.

Words near Thuban in the dictionary

  1. thselves
  2. tht
  3. THTQIP
  4. thu
  5. thua nao
  6. Thuban
  7. thucholite
  8. thucholites
  9. thucholitic
  10. thuck
  11. Thucydidean

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