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What does Milky Way mean?

Looking for the meaning or definition of the word Milky Way? Here's what it means.

Proper noun
  1. (astronomy) The Milky Way Galaxy, the galaxy in which Earth is located; extension of the night sky phenomenon.
  2. (astronomy) A broad band of diffuse white light, visible in the night sky; our view of the dense portions of the Milky Way Galaxy from inside the galaxy.
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The group of astronomers studied a sample of 74 red supergiant stars in the Milky Way.
But more importantly, the album flows like the Milky Way and ends up being a highly listenable achievement.
And if you live under deep darkness, you can see vast star clouds of the Milky Way silently boiling up in the south.
Shapley noted that nebulous objects tended to be everywhere except in the Milky Way plane.
On dark, clear nights this absorption nebula stands prominently in front of the spectacular Milky Way.
I shall move the Trenton into the unexplored quadrant behind the Milky Way and search for any remaining human warships.

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