Northern Cross


nounAstronomy.
  1. six stars in the constellation Cygnus, arranged in the form of a cross.

Origin of Northern Cross

1
First recorded in 1905–10

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Northern Cross

noun
  1. a group of the five brightest stars that form a large cross in the constellation Cygnus

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