galaxy

galaxy
noun /ˈɡaləksi/
a) The Milky Way; the apparent band of concentrated stars which appears in the night sky over earth.

So may thy cheekes red outweare scarlet dye, / And their white, whitenesse of the Galaxie [...].

b) Any of the collections of many millions of stars, galactic dust, black holes, etc. existing as independent and coherent systems, of which there are billions in the known universe.
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