Thuban
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Arabic ثُعْبَان (ṯuʕbān, “snake”), the Arabic name for the constellation Alpha Draconis being الثُعْبَان (aṯ-ṯuʕbān).
Proper noun[edit]
Thuban
- (astronomy) α Draconis, a white giant star in the constellation Draco which served as the North Star from about 3942 to 1793 BC.
Hypernyms[edit]
- (astronomy): See North Star
Translations[edit]
Anagrams[edit]
Italian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Arabic ثُعْبَان (ṯuʕbān, “snake”).
Proper noun[edit]
Thuban f
Anagrams[edit]
Polish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Proper noun[edit]
Thuban m animal
- Thuban (α Draconis, the former Pole Star)
Declension[edit]
Declension of Thuban
Further reading[edit]
- Thuban in PWN's encyclopedia
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- Rhymes:Polish/uban
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- pl:Stars