galatea

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Synonyms: galata, galatia, galathea

Antonyms: galata, galatia, galathea

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Noun

1. {{lb|en|textiles}} A strong [[cotton]] fabric with [[diagonal]] [[twill]] [[weave]]

Proper noun

1. {{lb|en|Greek mythology}} Galatea; a woman who prayed for her daughter to be turned into a son, Leucippus.
2. {{lb|en|Greek mythology}} Galatea; a sea-nymph in Ovid's story of Acis and Galatea.
3. {{lb|en|Greek mythology}} Galatea; name given in the 18th century to the animated statue sculpted by [[wikipedia:Pygmalion (mythology)|Pygmalion]].
4. {{lb|en|astronomy}} A moon of [[Neptune]].
5. {{lb|en|astronomy}} {{w|74 Galatea}}, a main belt [[asteroid]].
6. {{place|en|settlement|in the|r/Bay of Plenty|c/New Zealand}}, named after {{w|HMS Galatea (1859)|HMS Galatea}}.

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