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Definition: Dog Star

Part of Speech Definition
Noun 1. The brightest star in the sky; in Canis Major.[Wordnet].
Expression 1. Sirius, a star of the constellation Canis Major, or the Greater Dog, and the brightest star in the heavens; -- called also Canicula, and, in astronomical charts, / Canis Majoris.[Websters].

Sources: WordNet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

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Extended Definition: Dog Star


Dog Star

Dog Star or Dogstar can refer to:

  • The "Dog Star" Sirius in the constellation of Canis Major
  • The Dogstar is a bar/music venue in Brixton, London
  • "Dog Star Sirius" is a song performed in "Toxic Talent" episode of the Atomic Betty animated television show.
  • "Dog Star (Fly On)" is a song on the album Dope Dogs (1993) by The P Funk All Stars. It identifies the Dog Star as a cosmic source of Funk power.
  • Dogstar, a rock group including Keanu Reeves,
  • Dogstar, a song by Hybrid (producers), a British electronica band.
  • Dog Star Descends, the last section of the album The Place Where the Black Stars Hang by dark ambient artist Brian "Lustmord" Williams.
  • Dog Star, a character in the miniseries Into the West
  • Dogstar is an animated Australian TV series (2006).
  • Commander Dogstar, a character in the Bucky O'Hare cartoon series.
  • Dog Star Foundation.The Dogstar Foundation is a UK based fund raising project that works with a Sri Lankan based Charity the Millennium Elephant Foundation (MEF) to provide free veterinary treatment to dogs and cats in the Kegalle area of Sri Lanka and provides mobile neutering and vaccination clinics countrywide.(www.dogstarfoundation.com)
  • a Japanese movie directed by Takahisa Zeze
  • DogStar is a brand and design consultancy in Farringdon, London

Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia; from the article "Dog Star". Image Credit.



Topics by Level of Interest: Dog Star

Topics sorted by level of Interest Level (1=low, 600=high)     Topics sorted Alphabetically Level (1=low, 600=high)
Dog Star 8     Children of the Dog Star 5
Children of the Dog Star 5     Dog Star 8
Sirius: The Dog Star 4     Dog Star (short story) 4
Dog Star Man 4     Dog Star Man 4
Dog Star (short story) 4     Sirius: The Dog Star 4

Source: the editor, created by/for EVE to gauge likely levels of human interest in linguistically triggered topics (compiled across various sources, such as Wikipedia and specialty expression glosses).

Translations: Dog Star

Language Translations (or nearest inflections or synonyms, in parentheses)
Albanian siriusi (dog star). Additional references: Albanian, Turkey (Europe), dog star. (volunteer & more translations)
Arnaut siriusi (dog star). Additional references: Arnaut, Turkey (Europe), dog star. (volunteer & more translations)
Balgarski сириус (Canicula, dog star). Additional references: Balgarski, Bulgaria, Greece, dog star. (volunteer & more translations)
Balgarski (transliteration) sirius (Canicula, dog star). Additional references: Balgarski, Bulgaria, Greece, dog star. (volunteer & more translations)
Brazilian Portuguese sono de cachorro (dog star). Additional references: Brazilian Portuguese, Portugal, Angola, dog star. (volunteer & more translations)
Bulgarian сириус (Canicula, dog star). Additional references: Bulgarian, Bulgaria, Greece, dog star. (volunteer & more translations)
Bulgarian (transliteration) sirius (Canicula, dog star). Additional references: Bulgarian, Bulgaria, Greece, dog star. (volunteer & more translations)
Chinese Simplified 天狼星 (Sirius, Canicula, dog star, sothis). Additional references: Chinese Simplified, China, Brunei, dog star. (volunteer & more translations)
Chinese Traditional 天野狼星 (Canicula, dog star, Sirius, sothis). Additional references: Chinese Traditional, China, Brunei, dog star. (volunteer & more translations)
Dari ستاره كاروان كش (dog star). Additional references: Dari, Iran, Indo-European, dog star. (volunteer & more translations)
Hungarian sziriusz csillagképe (dog star). Additional references: Hungarian, Hungary, Austria, dog star. (volunteer & more translations)
Japanese Siriusシリウス (Dog Star). Additional references: Japanese, Japan, Taiwan, dog star. (volunteer & more translations)
Magyar sziriusz csillagképe (dog star). Additional references: Magyar, Hungary, Austria, dog star. (volunteer & more translations)
Parsi ستاره كاروان كش (dog star). Additional references: Parsi, Iran, Indo-European, dog star. (volunteer & more translations)
Persian ستاره كاروان كش (dog star). Additional references: Persian, Iran, Indo-European, dog star. (volunteer & more translations)
Persian (Farsi) ستاره كاروان كش (dog star). Additional references: Persian (Farsi), Iran, Indo-European, dog star. (volunteer & more translations)
Portuguese sono de cachorro (dog star). Additional references: Portuguese, Portugal, Angola, dog star. (volunteer & more translations)
Ruotsi sirius (dog star), hundstjärnan (dog star). Additional references: Ruotsi, Sweden, Finland, dog star. (volunteer & more translations)
Russian сириус (Sirius, Canicula, dog star). Additional references: Russian, Russia, China, dog star. (volunteer & more translations)
Russian (transliteration) sirius (Sirius, Canicula, dog star). Additional references: Russian, Russia, China, dog star. (volunteer & more translations)
Russki сириус (Sirius, Canicula, dog star). Additional references: Russki, Russia, China, dog star. (volunteer & more translations)
Russki (transliteration) sirius (Sirius, Canicula, dog star). Additional references: Russki, Russia, China, dog star. (volunteer & more translations)
Serbian (transliteration) sirijus (Canicula, canicule, dog star). Additional references: Serbian (transliteration), dog star. (volunteer & more translations)
Shkip siriusi (dog star). Additional references: Shkip, Turkey (Europe), dog star. (volunteer & more translations)
Shqip siriusi (dog star). Additional references: Shqip, Turkey (Europe), dog star. (volunteer & more translations)
Shqiperë siriusi (dog star). Additional references: Shqiperë, Turkey (Europe), dog star. (volunteer & more translations)
Skchip siriusi (dog star). Additional references: Skchip, Turkey (Europe), dog star. (volunteer & more translations)
Spanish sirio (Syrian, Canicula, dog star, Sirian, sirius). Additional references: Spanish, Spain, Mexico, dog star. (volunteer & more translations)
Svenska sirius (dog star), hundstjärnan (dog star). Additional references: Svenska, Sweden, Finland, dog star. (volunteer & more translations)
Swedish sirius (dog star), hundstjärnan (dog star). Additional references: Swedish, Sweden, Finland, dog star. (volunteer & more translations)
Tosk siriusi (dog star). Additional references: Tosk, Turkey (Europe), dog star. (volunteer & more translations)
Turkish akyıldız (dog star). Additional references: Turkish, Turkey, Bulgaria, dog star. (volunteer & more translations)
Zhgabe siriusi (dog star). Additional references: Zhgabe, Turkey (Europe), dog star. (volunteer & more translations)
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