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    Galaxia (en. Galaxy)

    /ɡaˈlaksja/

    Meaning & Definition

    EnglishSpanish
    noun
    A large grouping of stars, dust, and gas that are bound together by gravity.
    The Milky Way is a spiral galaxy.
    La Vía Láctea es una galaxia espiral.
    A star system that can contain millions or billions of stars.
    The Andromeda galaxy is the closest to our own galaxy.
    La galaxia de Andrómeda es la más cercana a nuestra propia galaxia.
    A set of cosmic entities that form a system in the universe.
    Astrophysicists study the formation and evolution of galaxies.
    Los astrofísicos estudian la formación y evolución de las galaxias.

    Etymology

    From the Greek 'galaxias', meaning 'milk', in reference to the Milky Way.

    Common Phrases and Expressions

    galaxy of problems
    A large number of complex problems.
    galaxia de problemas
    to fight against wind and galaxy
    To struggle against difficult and challenging issues.
    pelear contra viento y galaxia

    Related Words

    stars
    Celestial bodies that shine in the sky.
    estrellas
    planets
    Celestial bodies that orbit around a star and do not have their own light.
    planetas
    cosmos
    The universe considered as a whole that is ordered.
    cosmos

    Slang Meanings

    Concept of immensity or vastness
    The situation is so complicated that it looks like a galaxy of tangles.
    La situación es tan complicada que parece una galaxia de enredos.
    Reference to a large amount of information
    There is a galaxy of data in this research.
    Hay una galaxia de datos en esta investigación.