Dictionary of Space Concepts

Source: https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Milchstraße#/media/Datei: Artist's_impression_of_the_Milky_Way_(updated_-_annotated).jpg 5th November 2021

Definition:

A large spiral galaxy consisting of several hundred billion stars, dust and gas.The galaxy that includes our solar system, with the name describing the galaxy's appearance from earth: a hazy band of light seen in the night sky formed from stars that cannot be individually distinguished by the naked eye.

Etymology:

The term Milky Way is a translation of the Latin via lactea, from the Greek γαλακτικός κύκλος (galaktikos kýklos), meaning "milky circle”.

Translations:

• English: Milky Way (neutr.) – [ˌmɪlkiː ˈweɪ]
  
• French: voie Lactée (f) [vwa lak.te]
  
• German: Milchstraße (f) [ˈmɪlç.ˌʃtʁaː.sə]
• Polish: Droga Mleczna [ˈdrɔ.ɡa ˈmlɛt͡ʂ.na]
• Portuguese: Via Láctea (f) [ˈvia̝ ˈlakte̯a̝]
• Russian: Млечный Путь [ˈmlʲet͡ɕnɨj ˈputʲ]
• Swedish: Vintergatan  [ventərˈkɔɑːtan]