Meanings
proper nounthe Silvery River
- astronomythe Milky Way, the night sky visual phenomenon caused by dense regions of the Milky Way Galaxy appearing nebulous (generally found when referring to East Asians in a historical context, situated in East Asia)
Synonyms: Great Sky River, Milky Way
Synonyms & antonyms
proper nounthe Milky Way, the night sky visual phenomenon caused by dense regions of the Milky Way Galaxy appearing nebulous (generally found when referring to East Asians in a historical context, situated in East Asia)
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Origin
- Literary Chinese銀河
- EnglishSilvery River
Calque of Literary Chinese 銀河 (yínhé).
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Silvery River. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Silvery%20River
MLA
“Silvery River.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Silvery%20River. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Silvery River,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Silvery%20River.
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