Thuban

== English == === Etymology === From Arabic ثُعْبَان (ṯuʕbān, “snake”), the Arabic name for the constellation Alpha Draconis being الثُعْبَان (aṯ-ṯuʕbān). === Proper noun === Thuban (astronomy) α Draconis, a white giant star in the constellation Draco which served as the North Star from about 3942 to 1793 BC. ==== Hypernyms ==== (astronomy): See North Star ==== Translations ==== === Anagrams === Bhutan == Italian == === Etymology === From Arabic ثُعْبَان (ṯuʕbān, “snake”). === Proper noun === Thuban f Thuban === Anagrams === Bhutan == Polish == === Etymology === Borrowed from English Thuban. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈtxu.ban/ Rhymes: -uban Syllabification: Thu‧ban === Proper noun === Thuban m animal Thuban (α Draconis, the former Pole Star) ==== Declension ==== === Further reading === Thuban in PWN's encyclopedia