Definitions
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- proper noun Beta Ursae Minoris, the second-brightest
star in theconstellation Ursa Minor .
Etymologies
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Examples
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Using the Chaldean numerology, I found the most appropriate quatrain to the events described, i.e., the supernova star Kochab.
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Kochab and its companion star are known as the Guardians of the Pole.
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Altair in the East, Antares or Deneb Kaitos in the South, Arcturus in the West, and Polaris, Mizar, or Kochab in the North form an ideal combination which includes every quadrant of the compass.
Lectures in Navigation Ernest Gallaudet Draper 1919
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At the time of the Trojan Wars, the "pole star" was Kochab.
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At the time of the Trojan Wars, the "pole star" was Kochab.
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Other ordinary stars in the northern sky now - Kochab and Pherkad in the Little Dipper - have had the honor of being pole stars. are enabled.
Earth & Sky Podcast 2009
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Kochab, for instance, found in Ursa Minor, is certainly the Phoenician word quite simply for ` star. '
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