Virgo

1. A constellation in the region of the celestial equator between Leo and Libra.
2. 1. The sixth sign of the zodiac in astrology.
   2. pl., -gos. One who is born under this sign.

[Middle English, from Latin Virgō, from virgō, virgin.]

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In astronomy, a constellation handed down from antiquity, visible throughout the summer months. This sixth sign of the zodiac represents a maiden (see illustration). The brightest star in the constellation, Spica, is a spectroscopic binary with a massive dark companion. It is a fine first-magnitude star of the purest white tint, and also a navigational star. See also Constellation; Libra.

Line pattern of the constellation Virgo. The grid lines represent the coordinates of the sky. The apparent brightness, or magnitude, of the stars is shown by the sizes of the dots, which are graded by appropriate numbers as indicated.

Dansk (Danish)
n. - Jomfruen

Nederlands (Dutch)
Maagd

Français (French)
n. - Vierge

Deutsch (German)
n. - Jungfrau

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - (αστρον.) Παρθένος

Italiano (Italian)
Vergine

Português (Portuguese)
n. - Virgo (f) (Astr.), Virgem (f) (Astr.)

Русский (Russian)
фева (созвездие)

Español (Spanish)
n. - Virgo

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - Jungfrun

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
处女座, 处女宫

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 處女座, 處女宮

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 처녀자리, 쌍녀궁

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 乙女座, 処女宮, 乙女座生まれの人

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) برج العذراء‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮מזל בתולה‬

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