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Nuages de Magellan
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French
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Alternative forms
fr nuages de Magellan
Etymology
fr nuage de Magellan. fr = Ferdinand Magellan Portuguese explorer. From the cloud-like appearance of the en Magellanic Clouds Nuages de Magellan, discovered on the circumnavigation of the world voyage of discovery headed up by Magellan during the Age of Exploration.
Proper noun
m Nuages de Magellan
en Magellanic Clouds: fr A grouping of galaxies, a <<galaxy subgroup>>, a satellite grouping to the <<r/Milky Way Subgroup>>, in the <<r/Local Group of Galaxies>>.
Meronyms
fr courant magellanique nuage de Magellan Petit Nuage de Magellan Grand Nuage de Magellan
Derived terms
fr magellanique nuage de Magellan
Related terms
fr magellanique Magellan