Milky Way Galaxy

proper noun

The galaxy in which Earth and the rest of the Solar System is located.

“Meronyms: Earth < Solar System < Orion Arm”

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Milky WayLocal GalaxyGalaxyMilky Way System
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Meanings

proper nounthe Milky Way Galaxy

alternative rare Milky-Way Galaxy

  1. astronomyThe galaxy in which Earth and the rest of the Solar System is located.

    Meronyms: Earth < Solar System < Orion Arm

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    Holonyms: Local Group < Virgo Supercluster < Laniakea < Universe

    Synonyms: Milky Way, Local Galaxy, Galaxy

Synonyms & antonyms

proper nounThe galaxy in which Earth and the rest of the Solar System is located.

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Milky WayLocal GalaxyGalaxy

More synonyms by meaning

nounthe galaxy containing the solar system; consists of millions of stars that can be seen as a diffuse band of light stretching across the night sky

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Milky WayMilky Way System
Broader
galaxyextragalactic nebula
Also see
galaxymilky way

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From Milky Way + galaxy.

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Milky Way Galaxy. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Milky%20Way%20Galaxy

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“Milky Way Galaxy.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Milky%20Way%20Galaxy. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

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