Usually means: Galaxies isolated in vast cosmos.
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  1. island universe: Merriam-Webster
  2. island universe: Collins English Dictionary
  3. island universe: Wiktionary
  4. island universe: Infoplease Dictionary
  5. island universe: Dictionary.com
  6. Island universe: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
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  1. Island universe: Encyclopedia

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Definitions from Wiktionary (island universe)

▸ noun:  (informal, astronomy, archaic) A galaxy

Similar:
Laniakea, Tomorrow Island, Yesterday Island, archipelago, island, isle, iland, island time, yland, these islands, more...

Opposite:
cluster, galaxy group, galaxy cluster

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Similar:
Laniakea, Tomorrow Island, Yesterday Island, archipelago, island, isle, iland, island time, yland, these islands, more...

Opposite:
cluster, galaxy group, galaxy cluster



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