Meanings
- astronomyA spiral galaxy in the Local Group and closest to the Milky Way, visible to the naked eye in the constellation of Andromeda, the brightest of the Messier objects and often referred to by its designation M31.
After a 600-year voyage, the good news is we're exactly where we're supposed to be: We have arrived in the Heleus Cluster, Andromeda Galaxy, year 2819.
2017, BioWare, Mass Effect: Andromeda (Science Fiction), Redwood City: Electronic Arts, →OCLC, PC, scene: Message from Captain DunnSynonyms: Andromeda, M31, NGC 224, UGC 454, Great Nebula in Andromeda, Messier 31
Synonyms & antonyms
proper nounA spiral galaxy in the Local Group and closest to the Milky Way, visible to the naked eye in the constellation of Andromeda, the brightest of the Messier objects and often referred to by its designation M31.
Translations
Chinese Mandarin 仙女座
- 仙女座 (Xiānnǚzuò)Translations
Finnish Andromedan galaksi
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German Andromedagalaxie, Andromeda-Galaxie
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Hindi देवयानी मंदाकिनी
- देवयानी मंदाकिनी (devyānī mandākinī)Translations
Polish Galaktyka Andromedy
- Galaktyka AndromedyTranslations
Vietnamese thiên hà Tiên Nữ, tinh vân Tiên Nữ
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Cite this entry
Andromeda Galaxy. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Andromeda%20Galaxy
“Andromeda Galaxy.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Andromeda%20Galaxy. Accessed November 4, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Andromeda Galaxy,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Andromeda%20Galaxy.
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