Meanings
proper noun
- astronomyA blue giant star in the constellation Cygnus; Alpha (α) Cygni. It forms one corner of the Summer Triangle. Deneb is one of the brightest stars in the night sky, and one of the most luminous stars known.
Synonyms & antonyms
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Origin
- Arabicذَنَب الدَّجَاجَة“hen's tail”
- EnglishDeneb
From Arabic ذَنَب الدَّجَاجَة (ḏanab ad-dajāja, “hen's tail”), from ذَنَب (ḏanab, “tail”) + دَجَاجَة (dajāja, “hen”).
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Arabic ذَنَب الدَّجَاجَة
- ذَنَب الدَّجَاجَة (ḏanab ad-dajāja)blue giant in Cygnus
Chinese Cantonese 天津四
- 天津四 (tin¹ zeon¹ sei³)blue giant in Cygnus
Chinese Mandarin 天津四
- 天津四 (Tiānjīnsì)blue giant in Cygnus
Dutch Deneb
- Denebblue giant in Cygnus
Finnish Deneb
- Denebblue giant in Cygnus
French Deneb
- Denebblue giant in Cygnus
German Deneb
- Denebblue giant in Cygnus
Japanese デネブ
- デネブ (Denebu)blue giant in Cygnus
Māori Whetū-kaupō, Kaipō
- Whetū-kaupōblue giant in Cygnus
- Kaipōblue giant in Cygnus
- Whetūkaupōblue giant in Cygnus
Russian Денеб
- Денеб (Deneb)blue giant in Cygnus
Scottish Gaelic Leisgeag Àrd
- Leisgeag Àrdblue giant in Cygnus
Spanish Deneb
- Denebblue giant in Cygnus
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Cite this entry
APA
Deneb. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Deneb
MLA
“Deneb.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Deneb. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Deneb,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Deneb.
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