Hypertext Webster Gateway: "Cassiopeia"

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)

Cassiopeia \Cas`si*o*pe"ia\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ?.] (Astron.)
A constellation of the northern hemisphere, situated between
Cepheus and Perseus; -- so called in honor of the wife of
Cepheus, a fabulous king of Ethiopia.

{Cassiopeia's Chair}, a group of six stars, in Cassiopeia,
somewhat resembling a chair.

From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)

Cassiopeia
n : a W-shaped constellation in the northern hemisphere near
Polaris [syn: {Cassiopeia}]


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