cross
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Summary
cross ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5,502 views/month).[1]
Key Facts
- Subclass of: geometric shape[2]
- Commons category: Crosses[3]
- Topic's main category: Category:Crosses[4]
- Commons gallery: Cross[5]
- Described by source: Metropolitan Museum of Art Tagging Vocabulary[6], The Encyclopedia Americana[7], New International Encyclopedia[8], Bible Encyclopedia of Archimandrite Nicephorus[9]
- Different from: Cross[10], Cruz[11], Croix[12], Kreuz[13], Σταυρός[14], Rist[15], Risti[16], Croce[17], Kruis[18], Krzyż[19], Križ[20], Kors[21]
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Influence
Things named for cross include Crux[22], a constellation[23], founded in 1590[24]; Stavropol[25], an administrative divisions of Russia[26], in Russia[27], founded in 1777[28]; staurolite[29], a mineral species[30]; Holy Cross Priory[31], a church building[32], in Sweden[33]; and Wadi Salib[34], a neighborhood[35], in Israel[36].
Why It Matters
cross has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[37] cross is known by 82 alternative names across languages and contexts.[38]
Entities named for cross include Crux[22], a constellation[23], founded in 1590[24]; Stavropol[25], an administrative divisions of Russia[26], in Russia[27], founded in 1777[28]; staurolite[29], a mineral species[30]; Holy Cross Priory[31], a church building[32], in Sweden[33]; and Wadi Salib[34], a neighborhood[35], in Israel[36].