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Meaning of "Southern Cross" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF SOUTHERN CROSS

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SOUTHERN CROSS

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Southern Cross is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES SOUTHERN CROSS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Southern Cross

Crux

Crux /ˈkrʌks/, located in the deep southern sky, is the smallest yet one of the most distinctive of the 88 modern constellations. Its name is Latin for cross, and it is dominated by a cross-shaped asterism that is commonly known as the Southern Cross. Although visible to the Ancient Greeks, it was seen as part of the constellation Centaurus, and not defined or accurately mapped till the 16th century. Known as Acrux, blue-white Alpha Crucis is the constellation's brightest star and the bottom star of the cross. Nearly as bright are Beta and Gamma, while Delta and Epsilon make up the asterism. Many of the constellation's brighter stars are members of the Scorpius–Centaurus Association, a loose group of hot blue-white stars that appear to share a common origin and motion across the Milky Way. Two star systems have been found to have planets. The constellation also contains four Cepheid variables visible to the naked eye under optimum conditions. Crux also contains the Jewel Box, a bright open cluster, and the Coalsack Nebula, the most prominent dark nebula in the sky.

Definition of Southern Cross in the English dictionary

The definition of Southern Cross in the dictionary is 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 Formal names: Crux, Crux Australis. Other definition of Southern Cross is the flag flown at the Eureka Stockade.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SOUTHERN CROSS

Southern Alps
Southern British English
Southern Bug
southern fur seal
Southern Gothic
southern hemisphere
Southern Ireland
southern lights
Southern Ocean
Southern Rhodesia
Southern Rhodesian
Southern Sotho
Southern Sporades
Southern Stars
Southern Uplands
Southern-fried
Southerner

WORDS THAT END LIKE SOUTHERN CROSS

across
Charing Cross
cross
Distinguished Flying Cross
Distinguished Service Cross
Eleanor Cross
George Cross
Iron Cross
John of the Cross
Northern Cross
on the cross
Red Cross
Saint Andrew´s Cross
Saint Anthony´s Cross
Saint George´s Cross
Stations of the Cross
the Cross
True Cross
Victoria Cross
Way of the Cross

Synonyms and antonyms of Southern Cross in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «Southern Cross» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SOUTHERN CROSS

Find out the translation of Southern Cross to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of Southern Cross from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «Southern Cross» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

南十字
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

Cruz del Sur
570 millions of speakers

English

Southern Cross
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

दक्षिणी क्रॉस
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الصليب الجنوبي
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Южный Крест
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

Cruzeiro do Sul
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

দক্ষিণ ক্রস
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

Croix du Sud
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Southern Cross
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Southern Cross
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

サザンクロス
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

서던 크로스
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Southern Cross
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

Southern Cross
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

தெற்கு கிராஸ்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

साऊदर्न क्रॉस
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Güney Kavşağı
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

Southern Cross
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Southern Cross
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

південний Хрест
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Southern Cross
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

Southern Cross
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Suiderkruis
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

Southern Cross
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

Southern Cross
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of Southern Cross

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SOUTHERN CROSS»

The term «Southern Cross» is quite widely used and occupies the 38.328 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «SOUTHERN CROSS» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «Southern Cross» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «Southern Cross» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about Southern Cross

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SOUTHERN CROSS»

Discover the use of Southern Cross in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to Southern Cross and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Southern Cross
In an incredibly fast-moving police procedural Patricia Cornwell takes her readers on a roller-coaster ride of action and emotion.
Patricia Cornwell, 2008
2
Southern Cross the Dog
This is story of how a small, hurt boy becomes a tough, young man: forced to choose between the lure of the future and the claims of his past.
Bill Cheng, 2013
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Southern Cross
& ;& ;Not the typical spy murder mystery, Southern Cross is a unique tale of double agents, espionage, revenge, and murder leading investigators from a morgue in Manhattan to the SS Southern Cross, a passenger liner sailing from New York to ...
T. C. Isbell, 2011
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Under the Southern Cross: The B-24 Liberator in the South ...
Follow Australian author, Bob Livingstone as he follows the B-24 Liberator as it arrives in Australia during the turning point of the war against Japan and enables attacks to penetrate deep into Japanese held territory.
Bob Livingstone, 1998
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Southern Cross: Civil Law and Common Law in South Africa
A collection of essays providing insight into the evolution of South African law, exploring the process of the integration of European civil law and English civil law.
Reinhard Zimmermann, 1996
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Southern Cross: A Novel of the South Seas
A Polynesian island and the islanders' idyllic and secure life are forever lost after Americans detonate an atomic bomb on the ocean floor, in a stunning wordless novel told in 118 wood engravings.
Laurence Hyde, 2007
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Southern Cross: The Beginnings of the Bible Belt
In an astonishing history, a work of strikingly original research and interpretation, Heyrman shows how the evangelical Protestants of the late-18th century affronted the Southern Baptist majority of the day, not only by their opposition to ...
Christine Leigh Heyrman, 2013
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Flying the Southern Cross: Aviators Charles Ulm and Charles ...
In Flying the Southern Cross, Michael Molkentin uses logbook entries, the airmen's memoirs, contemporary newspaper accounts and official documents, supplemented by a range of historic photographs, to give a gripping account of that epoch ...
Michael Molkentin, 2012
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Southern Cross
Dana Sterling, half-human half-Zentraedi, takes command of a hovertank unit in the war against the invading Robotech forces
Jack McKinney, 1987
10
The Southern Cross
Poems deal with mortality, the past, poetry, art, and the importance of place
Charles Wright, 1981

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SOUTHERN CROSS»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term Southern Cross is used in the context of the following news items.
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Southern Cross Austereo chief Grant Blackley firm on Ten exit
Southern Cross Austereo chief executive Grant Blackley has ushered in a new era at the beleaguered radio and regional television group with a defence of his ... «The Australian, May 15»
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CEO Rhys Holleran leaves Southern Cross, Peter Bush to step in
Southern Cross Austereo chief executive Rhys Holleran is to stand down, to be replaced ... Mr Bush said Southern Cross (SXL) required a long-term leadership ... «The Australian, May 15»
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Work-life balance? Take condoms, says Southern Cross Austereo …
Southern Cross Austereo's Perth boss Linda Wayman says she gives her staff condoms in an effort to stop them having babies. Ms Wayman, who runs SCA's ... «Sydney Morning Herald, Mar 15»
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Southern Cross posts 24.5 per cent profit slump, Peter Bush named …
SOUTHERN Cross Austereo has posted a 24.5 per cent slide in profits amid a worrying loss of radio market share, as former Nine director Peter Bush was ... «The Australian, Feb 15»
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Pedestrian killed by garbage truck at intersection of Collins and …
A woman was only several blocks from home when she was hit and killed by a garbage truck near Southern Cross Station on Tuesday morning. Josie Edden, 23 ... «The Age, Feb 15»
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Southern Cross Austereo braces for earnings drop
Southern Cross shareholders delivered a first strike against the broadcaster over its executive pay policy at its annual meeting last year, with nearly a third voting ... «The Australian, Oct 14»
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Financial strategy of Southern Cross homes blamed for old people's …
The financial problems of Southern Cross, once Britain's biggest care-home operator, and the "inadequate focus on care" by its managers "put vulnerable ... «The Guardian, Jun 14»
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The rail link will run from the airport to Southern Cross station under …
Dr Napthine said on Sunday the line would run from Southern Cross to Albion in Melbourne's west using existing tracks, before connecting to the airport via a ... «Herald Sun, Apr 14»
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Southern Cross rates top-line TV growth
SOUTHERN Cross Media Group says it will continue to invest in new shows in key markets as it pursues further top-line growth after posting a slight lift in ... «The Australian, Feb 14»
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Southern Cross fans flames of continuing culture war
Each fall in Bee County, Texas, the raising of the Confederate battle flag, also known as the Southern Cross, traditionally kicks off the annual Western Week ... «USA TODAY, Feb 14»

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