Southern Cross

Southern Cross

noun
1.
Also called Cross. Astronomy. a southern constellation between Centaurus and Musca. Compare Northern Cross.
2.
U.S. History. the battle flag of the Confederate States of America.


Origin:
1690–1700, for def. 1
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Southern Cross is always a great word to know.
So is Virgo. Does it mean:
a zodiacal constellation between Leo and Libra, containing the bright star Spica also called the Virgin
one of several hundred known celestial objects, generally believed to be rapidly rotating neutron stars, that emit pulses of radiation such as radio waves with a high degree of regularity
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Southern Cross
 
n
1.  Crux, Formal names: Crux Australis a small conspicuous constellation in the S hemisphere lying in the Milky Way near Centaurus. The four brightest stars form a cross, the longer arm of which points to the south celestial pole
2.  (Austral) the flag flown at the Eureka Stockade

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Southern Cross   (sŭ'ərn)  Pronunciation Key 
A constellation in the polar region of the Southern Hemisphere near Centaurus.
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