Southern Crown

noun

, Astronomy.

1. the constellation Corona Australis.

Word History and Origins

Origin of Southern Crown¹

First recorded in 1585–95

Example Sentences

The woman told Southern Crown Court she was about 18 at the time.

From BBC

And statistics for the 71st Precinct, which also embraces southern Crown Heights, were not reassuring: six homicides so far this year compared with one for the same period last year.

From New York Times

The little constellation Corona Australis, the Southern Crown, lies south and west of Sagittarius, east of Scorpio, and west of Telescopium.

From Project Gutenberg

Corona Australis, also known as Corona meridionalis, or the Southern Crown, is a constellation of the Southern hemisphere, mentioned by Eudoxus and Aratus.

From Project Gutenberg

There is only one fourth magnitude star which it actually approaches—namely, Epsilon Ceti; and one fifth magnitude star, Beta of the Southern Crown.

From Project Gutenberg