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There it was: the forearm holster for [Mara Jade's] tiny blaster. The blaster itself was missing, of course--the captain of the Adamant had taken it away from her, and the Imperials weren't likely to return it anytime soon. Looking for a duplicate in the New Republic's arsenals would probably be a waste of effort, as well, though she was tempted to ask Winter for one just to see the reaction.

Fortunately, there was another way.

Each residential floor of the Imperial Palace had an extensive library, and in each of those libraries was a multicard set entitled The Complete History of Corvis Minor. Given how unexceptional most of Corvis Minor's history had been, the odds of anyone actually pulling the set off the shelf were extremely slim. Which, given there were no actual data cards in the box, was just as well.

The blaster was a slightly different style from the one Mara had lost to the Imperials....

--Star Wars: The Last Command (Buy it)

by Timothy Zahn





Coruscant, a gem of a city?
We think not.

It has been stated in more than one novel that the planet Coruscant is probably named after corusca gems because it looks like a glittering gem from orbit. However, if you look Coruscant up in the dictionary you will find that "coruscant" is an adjective that means glittering. Corusca is not in the dictionary at all. (spooky huh?) Coruscant is one of many such words in the STAR WARS galaxy and we are creating a dictionary here for those people who are curious about where all these "unearthly" names came from.

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Word Star Wars Definition Language Earth Definition or Possible Origin
abo Imp slang word for the native inhabitants of a planet. English (n.) a disparaging term for an Australian aborigine.
ack(bar) Ackbar is an admiral of the New Republic English Ack. is short for acknowledge. Ack-ack:(n.)Military Slang Antiaircraft fire or gun.
alluvial (damper) a subsystem of a starship's hyperdrive. English (adj.) Relating to or found in sediment
amphibion Amphibions were assault vessels that were used by the New Republic in the Battle of Calamari. English (n.) An amphibian is a cold-blooded, smooth-skinned vertebrate such as a frog or salamander.
antares Antares Six was a New Republic escort frigate. English (n.) Antares is a giant, red, double and variable star, the brightest in the constellation Scorpio, about 424 light-years from Earth.
antilles Wedge Antilles is the flight leader of Rogue Squad. English (n.) Main island group of the West Indies with the exception of the Bahamas, forming a chain separating the Caribbean Sea from the Atlantic Ocean.
aquari(u)s Aquaris is a water-covered world and home to Silver Fyre English (n.) Aquarius is a constellation in the equatorial region of the Southern Hemisphere. Also called Water Bearer.
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B

Word Star Wars Definition Language Earth Definition or Possible Origin
Bacta A medical gelatinous substance, formed from alazhi and kavam bacterial particles after mixed with the translucent red ambori chemical, thus resulting in bacta. Developed by ancient Vratix for healing cuts and superficial wounds, now used to treat all sorts of wounds on nearly all planets in the galaxy. English Bacta probably comes from "bacteria," although it could just mean "back ta" normal.
Basic (English) Basic is a common language spoken throughout the galaxy. English B(ritish) A(merican) S(cientific) I(nternational) C(ommercial) English is a simplified, copyrighted form of English with a vocabulary of 850 English words and a short list of non-English words, intended to provide a basis for an auxiliary language and for the introductoty teaching of English.
bith(ynia) Bith are the type of aliens that were in the Cantina band. English Bithynia was an ancient country of northwestern Asia Minor on the Black Sea.
Byss Within the Deep Galactic Core, Byss is the center of the reborn Emperor's new Empire. English (n.) Perhaps the name sugests the intense wickedness dwelling on that planet, refering to the word "abyss".
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Word Star Wars Definition Language Earth Definition or Possible Origin
Chimaera The ISD Chimaera was the flagship of Grand Admiral Thrawn. English (n.) A fire-breathing she-monster usually represented as a composite of a lion, a goat, and a serpent. Also an organism containing tissues from at least two genetically distinct parents.
Calamarian See Mon Calamari
Caamas A planet that was virtually destroyed by the Imperials with the help of some Bothans. English (n.) Camas is a type of blue or white North American flower. Scientific name: Camassia quamash
Coruscant The political capital of the galaxy English (adj.) Glittering
Cygnus Cygnus Motor Works(Cygnus Star System) Latin/Greek route Cygnus is the name of an actual star.
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E

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Endor A planet who's forest moon housed the Death Star II's shield generator. English? A city somewhere in Africa
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F

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Flim The con man that impersonated Grand Admiral Thrawn. Slang (n.) A "flim-flam man" is another name for a confidance man.
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G

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gorgon Admiral Daala's flagship. English (n.) An ugly or repulsive woman.
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H

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Han Han Solo's first name Norweigan/Dutch The Dutch and Norweigan name for John.
Chinese A Chinese dynasty, during whose rule Buddhism was introduced into China.
Honoghr The nogri's home world that was all but destroyed when a Clone Wars era war ship crashed into it. English If you assume that the gh is silent as in "light" or "knight" then it is pronounced honor and it was an honor dept that the nogri owed the Empire.
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J

Word Star Wars Definition Language Earth Definition or Possible Origin
jade Mara Jade was the Emperors Hand and wanted to kill Luke Skywalker. English (n.) Either nephrite or jadeite, usally greenish or white and used as a gemstone or in carving. Also, a jade is a willful girl."
jaina Jaina Solo is the Daughter of Han Solo and Leia Organa Solo. English? (n.) Also Jain. A follower of Jainism, a religion in India. Jains believe in "jinas or jayati" who were "overcomers or conquers."
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K

Word Star Wars Definition Language Earth Definition or Possible Origin
Katana (Fleet) A fleet of 200 Old Republic dreadnaughts that were lost somewhere out in space about 50 years before ANH, and found by Talon Karrde. English and/or Japanese (n.) A type of Japanese sword.
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lei(a) Princess Leia Organa Solo English (n.) A "lei" is a wreath or necklace of flowers
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M

Word Star Wars Definition Language Earth Definition or Possible Origin
maw A cluster of black holes near Kessel English (n.) The stomach, mouth, or gullet of a voracious animal.
mon calamari A ocean planet and home of Admiral Ackbar. French "My Squid"
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N

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Nogri The small wariors from Honoghr. English Nogri probably comes from "nigro" seeing as they were both enslaved.
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O

Word Star Wars Definition Language Earth Definition or Possible Origin
Obi-Wan Anakin Skywalker's former master. Japanese (n.) A Obi is a Japanese tie.
Oro(wood) The Orowood Tower on Coruscant was ment to be a home for Alderaanians after the war. It was named after the fabled oro woods of Alderaan. English The prefix Oro- indicates mountains, thus the oro woods were just mountain woods.
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Word Star Wars Definition Language Earth Definition or Possible Origin
peregrine A charactor who must wander forever in a Corellian myth. Also a Dreadnaught belonging to General Bel Iblis. English (adj.) Foreign, alien or wandering. Also a type of falcon.
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R

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rancor A large carnivor, like the monster Oola was fed to. English (n.) Anger
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S

Word Star Wars Definition Language Earth Definition or Possible Origin
spaarti Silenders used for growing clones. English (n.) The double "a" in spaarti indicates that it is a clone of something called "sparti." Sparti is the modern name of the anchent Greek city-state Sparta, home of the Spartan warriors!
solo Han Solo's last name. English (adv.) Alone.
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Talon (Karrde) The smuggler that Mara Jade works for. English (n.) Besides being the claw of a bird, a "talon" is, in certan card games, the part of the deck left on the table after the deal. Which is interesting because his last name is pronounced "Card." And he's also sort of "The gambling type."
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