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Change log entry 71199
Processed by: goldyn_chyld (2020-12-17 09:41:13 UTC)
Comment: << review queue entry 67389 - submitted by 'richwarm' >>
The Milky Way is not the Milky Way Galaxy per se -- it's just the part of the Milky Way Galaxy that is visible from Earth.

"Milky Way Galaxy, large spiral system consisting of several hundred billion stars, one of which is the Sun. It takes its name from the Milky Way, the irregular luminous band of stars and gas clouds that stretches across the sky as seen from Earth."
https://www.britannica.com/place/Milky-Way-Galaxy

M-W @ "Milky Way"
a broad luminous irregular band of light that stretches completely around the celestial sphere and is caused by the light of myriads of faint stars

That matches LA's definition of 銀河:
晴天夜空呈現的一條銀白色雲狀光帶。由眾多的恆星和其他物質構成。
Diff:
- 星漢 星汉 [xing1 han4] /Milky Way/our galaxy/
# + 星漢 星汉 [xing1 han4] /Milky Way/
+ 星漢 星汉 [Xing1 han4] /Milky Way/
 
- 銀河 银河 [Yin2 he2] /Milky Way/our galaxy/
+ 銀河 银河 [Yin2 he2] /Milky Way/
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