extragalactic

[ ek-struh-guh-lak-tik ]
/ ˌɛk strə gəˈlæk tɪk /

adjective

outside the Milky Way system.

Origin of extragalactic

First recorded in 1850–55; extra- + galactic

Words nearby extragalactic

extradural, extradural hemorrhage, extraembryonic, extraembryonic membrane, extrafloral, extragalactic, extragalactic nebula, extrajudicial, extralateral, extralegal, extralimital

British Dictionary definitions for extragalactic

extragalactic
/ (ˌɛkstrəɡəˈlæktɪk) /

adjective

occurring or existing beyond the Galaxy