NORTHERN CROSS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Northern Cross mean? 

• NORTHERN CROSS (noun)
  The noun NORTHERN CROSS has 1 sense:

1. a cluster of 5 bright stars forming a cross in the constellation Cygnus

  Familiarity information: NORTHERN CROSS used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• NORTHERN CROSS (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A cluster of 5 bright stars forming a cross in the constellation Cygnus

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural objects (not man-made)

Instance hypernyms:

bunch; clump; cluster; clustering (a grouping of a number of similar things)

Holonyms ("Northern Cross" is a member of...):

Cygnus (a constellation in the northern hemisphere between Pegasus and Draco in the Milky Way; contains a black hole)

 Context examples 

If the new red nova does materialize, it will be visible in Cygnus in the prominent formation called the Northern Cross.

(Star Explosion Could Change Night Sky, VOA News)