What is the difference between "Milky way" and "Galaxy"?
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The galaxy we live in is called "the Milky Way". Always use 'the' before 'Milky Way'.– Sandip Kumar MandalDec 17, 2020 at 7:08
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The Milky Way is the galaxy that we are in right now.
So "galaxy" is a general term, and the Milky Way is an example of a galaxy. Another example you might know is the Andromeda Galaxy.
There are billions of Galaxies, the "Milky Way" is a specific galaxy, the one that we are in
