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the Milky Way

 
 
/ˌmɪlkiˈweɪ/ noun

Definition

the group of very many stars which includes the sun: The Milky Way is visible as a faint band of light across the night sky.
(Definition of the Milky Way noun from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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