What part of speech is galaxy?

Galaxy can be categorized as a noun.

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Parts of speech

  • 1. galaxy is a noun, singular of galaxies.

Inflections

Noun

What does galaxy mean?

Definitions

Noun

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'"
galaxy - a splendid assemblage (especially of famous people)
galaxy - tufted evergreen perennial herb having spikes of tiny white flowers and glossy green round to heart-shaped leaves that become coppery to maroon or purplish in fall

Examples of galaxy

#   Sentence  
1. noun `extragalactic nebula' is a former name for `galaxy.
2. noun There are innumerable stars in the galaxy.
3. noun Out in the furthest reaches of the galaxy there are a bunch of stars named after dead actors.
4. noun Our galaxy is called the Milky Way.
5. noun We were lucky to have been born in the same galaxy.
6. noun Someday I'll travel all around the galaxy, in a giant bucket.
7. noun Many stars are forming within the galaxy.
8. noun Soon, the expanse of the galaxy became reminiscent of ancient Polynesian migrational waves throughout the Pacific Ocean.
9. noun Thousands of years passed by as explorers zigzagged their way through the Orion Spur of the galaxy.
10. noun The Sagittarius and Perseus Arms of the galaxy remained unexplored for thousands of years.
11. noun The supermassive black hole at the centre of the galaxy remained a mystery for thousands of years...
12. noun An ancient race left ringed contraptions throughout the galaxy to shortcut through space-time.
13. noun The number of space stations grew gradually over several centuries as humanity expanded into the Orion Spur of the galaxy.
14. noun The Earth and the Solar System in which it is are located in the Orion Spur, not even a full, genuine Arm of the Milky Way galaxy.
15. noun He claimed to have astrally projected himself to a remote jungle planet in the Andromeda galaxy.
Sentence  
noun
`extragalactic nebula' is a former name for `galaxy.
There are innumerable stars in the galaxy.
Out in the furthest reaches of the galaxy there are a bunch of stars named after dead actors.
Our galaxy is called the Milky Way.
We were lucky to have been born in the same galaxy.
Someday I'll travel all around the galaxy, in a giant bucket.
Many stars are forming within the galaxy.
Soon, the expanse of the galaxy became reminiscent of ancient Polynesian migrational waves throughout the Pacific Ocean.
Thousands of years passed by as explorers zigzagged their way through the Orion Spur of the galaxy.
The Sagittarius and Perseus Arms of the galaxy remained unexplored for thousands of years.
The supermassive black hole at the centre of the galaxy remained a mystery for thousands of years...
An ancient race left ringed contraptions throughout the galaxy to shortcut through space-time.
The number of space stations grew gradually over several centuries as humanity expanded into the Orion Spur of the galaxy.
The Earth and the Solar System in which it is are located in the Orion Spur, not even a full, genuine Arm of the Milky Way galaxy.
He claimed to have astrally projected himself to a remote jungle planet in the Andromeda galaxy.

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