Kochab

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proper noun

β Ursae Minoris, the second-brightest star in the constellation Ursa Minor, formerly a dual North Star with Pherkad from about 1000 BC to about AD 300.

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Beta Ursae Minorisβ Ursae Minoris
OriginArabic كَوْكَب →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. astronomyβ Ursae Minoris, the second-brightest star in the constellation Ursa Minor, formerly a dual North Star with Pherkad from about 1000 BC to about AD 300.

    Synonyms: Beta Ursae Minoris, β Ursae Minoris

Synonyms & antonyms

proper nounβ Ursae Minoris, the second-brightest star in the constellation Ursa Minor, formerly a dual North Star with Pherkad from about 1000 BC to about AD 300.

Similar
Beta Ursae Minorisβ Ursae Minoris

Origin

  1. Arabicكَوْكَب“star”
  2. EnglishKochab

Borrowed from Arabic كَوْكَب (kawkab, “star”).

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

HobackbochkaBachokKobach
Cite this entry
APA

Kochab. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Kochab

MLA

“Kochab.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Kochab. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Kochab,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Kochab.

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