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- proper noun astronomy A bluish-white
star in theconstellation Grus ; Alpha (α) Gruis. - proper noun astronomy A bluish-white
binary star in theconstellation Centaurus ; Zeta (ζ) Centauri.
Etymologies
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From Arabic النائر (an-na´ir) "the bright one"
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Recently, an affiliated company Alnair purchased the controlling shareholding of Kazkom, a major private bank in Kazakhstan.
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