Thuban
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Definitions
Proper Noun
- 1 α Draconis, a white giant star in the constellation Draco which served as the North Star from about 3942 to 1793 BC.
Etymology
From Arabic ثُعْبَان (ṯuʕbān, “snake”), the Arabic name for the constellation Alpha Draconis being الثُعْبَان (aṯ-ṯuʕbān).
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