Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A constellation in the Southern Hemisphere near Centaurus and Musca.
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- proper noun astronomy A distinctive
winter constellation of thesouthern sky, shaped like across . It appears in theflags of several countries inOceania .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a small conspicuous constellation in the southern hemisphere in the Milky Way near Centaurus
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Examples
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Viewed from Machu Picchu, the constellation we call the Southern Cross, which was also known and of some importance to the Inca, rises on east and sets on west of Salcantay, and at its highest point is directly above the mountain.
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Some local authority officers have been reluctant to place residents in Southern Cross homes because of its widely publicised financial plight.
Southern Cross seeks £100m cash injection to avoid collapse 2011
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Leslau is also among dozens of landlords of the collapsed care home chain Southern Cross and recently made headlines when he called for management to be ousted.
Nick Leslau brings his millions to London's ancient harbour 2011
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Following rapid expansion, shares in Southern Cross fell 98% from early 2008 to early 2011, reducing its market value from £1.1bn to about £12m.
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Missives from the Southern Cross are her occasional dispatches from the road.
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A famous and priceless artifact known as the Southern Cross is stolen from the Topkapi museum.
Archive 2010-04-11 Bill Crider 2010
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Missives from the Southern Cross are her occasional dispatches from the road.
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Missives from the Southern Cross are her occasional dispatches from the road.
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Missives from the Southern Cross are her occasional dispatches from the road.
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Now the Southern Cross is my new acquaintance in the night sky.
Archive 2006-05-01 mike247worldwide 2006
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