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2024
Mintaka
Mintaka
English
Proper noun
Mintaka
(
astronomy
)
A multiple
star
in the
constellation
of
Orion
; Delta (δ) Orionis. It is one of the three stars that form
Orion's Belt
.
See also
Alnilam
Alnitak
Etymology
From
Arabic
منطقَة
(minŧaqa) "belt".
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