Thuban
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English
Etymology
From Arabic ثُعْبَان (ṯuʕbān, “snake”), the Arabic name for the constellation Alpha Draconis being الثُعْبَان (aṯ-ṯuʕbān).
Proper noun
Thuban
- (astronomy) α Draconis, a white giant star in the constellation Draco which served as the North Star from about 3942 to 1793 BC.
Hypernyms
- (astronomy): See North Star
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Italian
Etymology
From Arabic ثُعْبَان (ṯuʕbān, “snake”).
Proper noun
Thuban f
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Polish
Etymology
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Thuban m animal
- Thuban (α Draconis, the former Pole Star)
Declension
Declension of Thuban
Further reading
- Thuban in PWN's encyclopedia