Individual #Milky_Way_Galaxy__Milky_Way__Milky_Way_System  the galaxy containing the solar system; consists of millions of stars that can be seen as a diffuse band of light stretching across the night sky
  part:  heliosphere
  member:  Southern_Cross
  type:  extragalactic_nebula__extragalacticnebula__galaxy  (astronomy) a collection of star systems; any of the billions of systems each having many stars and nebulae and dust; "`extragalactic nebula' is a former name for `galaxy'"

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