Northern Ladle

English

Northern Ladle

Proper noun

Northern Ladle

(astronomy, especially Asia) A bright circumpolar asterism of the northern sky, said to resemble a ladle. It is part of the constellation Ursa Major and includes the stars Mizar, Dubhe, and Alkaid.
Synonyms: Big Dipper, Charles' Wain (obsolete Britain), Drinking Gourd (obsolete USA), Northern Waggoner (obsolete), Plough (Britain), Wain (obsolete Britain)

Translations

Chinese:
Mandarin: 北斗 (zh) (Běidǒu)
Japanese: 北斗 (ja) (ほくと, Hokuto)
Korean: 北斗 (ko) (Baedu)
Vietnamese: 北斗 (vi) (Bắc Đẩu)

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