Meaning Of The Word Magellanic Cloud

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Magellanic Cloud in American English
either of two irregular galactic clusters in the southern heavens that are the nearest independent star system to the Milky Way
either of two irregular galaxies visible to the naked eye in the S constellations Dorado, Mensa, and Tucana: the larger one is the closest external galaxy to the Milky Way and the smaller one is the second closest

Magellanic Cloud in British English
noun: either of two small irregular galaxies, the Large Magellanic Cloud (Nubecula Major) and the Small Magellanic Cloud (Nubecula Minor), lying near the S celestial pole; they are probably satellites of the Galaxy. Distances: 163 000 light years (Large), 196 0

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