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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