SINCE 1828
Magellanic Cloud
noun
Mag·el·lan·ic Cloud
| \ ˌma-jə-ˈla-nik-
, chiefly British ˌma-gə-\
, chiefly British ˌma-gə-\
Definition of Magellanic Cloud
: either of the two nearest galaxies to the Milky Way system
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