English Explanatory Dictionary

Silvery River

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. the 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)

Word forms

Silvery River the Silvery River

Etymology

Calque of Literary Chinese 銀河 (yínhé).

Synonyms

Great Sky River Milky Way
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