Star (disambiguation)
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A star is a luminous cosmic body.
Star, Stars or The Star may also refer to:
Symbols or shapes
- Star (glyph), a typographical symbol
- Star polygon, a geometric shape with acute points arranged radially
- Star (heraldry), star-like shapes, including stars, mullets and estoiles, used in heraldry
- Star (football badge), a symbol of awards worn on an association football uniform
Geography
Russia
- Star, Bryansk Oblast, an urban-type settlement
- Star, Novgorod Oblast, a rural locality (village)
United Kingdom
- Star, Fife, Scotland, a village
- Star, Pembrokeshire, Wales, a hamlet
- Star, a small settlement near the village of Gaerwen, Wales
- Star, a hamlet in the civil parish of Shipham, Somerset, England
United States
- Star, Idaho, a city
- Star, Munising Township, Michigan, an unincorporated community
- Star, Mississippi, an unincorporated community
- Star, Nebraska, an unincorporated community
- Star, North Carolina, a town
- Star, Texas, an unincorporated community
- Star Island (disambiguation)
- Star Township (disambiguation), various townships
- Star Lake (Minnesota)
- Star Lake (Vilas County, Wisconsin)
- Star Valley, in western Wyoming and eastern Idaho
Elsewhere
- Star, Alberta, Canada, a hamlet
- Star Mountains, Papua New Guinea
Companies
- Star routes, a US Postal Service term
- STAR (interbank network), the largest American interbank network
- Star Cruises
- Star Ferry, a Hong Kong ferryboat service
- Star Film (Dutch East Indies company), a former Dutch East Indies film production company
- Star Market, a chain of supermarkets based in Boston
- Star Media Group, a division of Toronto Star Newspapers Ltd.
- Star Micronics, a Japanese printer manufacturer
- Star Records, a recording company in the Philippines
- Stars (restaurant), a defunct restaurant in San Francisco, California
- The Star (casino), the second largest casino in Australia
Publications
- Star (newspaper), various publications
- Star (magazine), an American celebrity tabloid
- The Star (Bangladesh), a current affairs magazine
- Star Comics, an imprint of Marvel Comics (1984-1988)
- An-Najm, "The Star", 53rd sura of the Qur'an
Television
- E! (Canadian TV channel), a Canadian cable channel formerly known as Star!
- Star Channel, a Greek television channel
- Star Cinema, a Filipino film and television production company and distributor
- Star Television Network, a short-lived television network
- STAR TV (Asia), a broadcasting corporation
- Star TV (Turkey) a Turkish television channel
Radio
- STAR (Greater China), an Asian TV service
- STAR (India), an Asian TV service
- Star (radio), the name of several radio stations
- Star FM, an Australian radio network
Airlines
- Star Air (disambiguation), the name of several airlines
- Star Alliance, an alliance of airlines
- Star Aviation, an Algerian airline
- Star Airlines, former name of XL Airways France
Sports teams
Baseball
- Cleveland Stars (baseball), a defunct Negro league baseball team
- Cuban Stars (East), a defunct Negro league baseball team
- Cuban Stars (West), a defunct Negro league baseball team
- Detroit Stars, a defunct Negro league baseball team
- Hollywood Stars, an American minor league baseball team that operated from 1926–1935 and 1938–1957
- Huntsville Stars, a current American minor league baseball team
- Lincoln Stars (baseball), a defunct Negro league baseball team
- Newark Stars, a defunct Negro league baseball team
- Philadelphia Stars (baseball), a defunct Negro league baseball team
- St. Louis Stars (baseball), a defunct Negro league baseball team
Basketball
- Los Angeles Stars, a basketball team from 1968–1970 in the original American Basketball Association
- Los Angeles Stars (2000–2001), a basketball team from 2000–2001 in the newer American Basketball Association
- Los Angeles Stars (2004–2005), a basketball team from 2004–2005 in the newer American Basketball Association
- Utah Stars, a 1970–1976 American basketball team, formerly the Los Angeles Stars
Hockey
- Dallas Stars, an American National Hockey League team
- Manglerud Star Ishockey, a Norwegian hockey team
- Texas Stars, a team in the American Hockey League
Other
- Melbourne Stars, an Australian Big Bash League cricket team
- Minnesota Stars FC, an American soccer team in the NASL
Mathematics
- Star (game theory)
- Star (graph theory)
- A set of simplices in a simplicial complex
Transportation
Air
- Diamond DA40 Star, an Austrian single-engine light aircraft
Land
- Società Torinese Automobili Rapid, also known as S.T.A.R., an Italian automobile manufacturer from 1904 to 1921
- Star (automobile), marque assembled by the Durant Motors Company between 1922 and 1928
- Star Motor Company, an 1898–1932 British car manufacturer
- Star Motorcycles, a division of Yamaha Motor Corporation, USA
- FSC Star, a Polish truck manufacturer
- Star (automobile), a 1920s American car
- American Star Bicycle, an early type of bicycle
- GWR 4000 Class, a type of steam locomotive
- GWR Star Class, a type of steam locomotive
Sea
- Star (sailboat)
- MS Star, an Estonian ferry
- Star Line (shipping company), a defunct Irish shipping company
In the military
- HMS Star, various Royal Navy ships
- USS Monticello (1859), a US Navy wooden screw-steamer briefly named Star
- HMCS Star, a reserve unit of the Canadian Maritime Command
Technology
- STAR Bus, a satellite platform
- Xerox Star, a 1981 computer workstation
- Star (Unix), an implementation of the tar file archiver
- Stars virus, computer virus that was discovered by Iran in 2011
- Stars (shader effect), a computer graphics effect used by computer games
- Stars, an unofficial code name for AMD's K10 microarchitecture
Arts and entertainment
In print
- Star, a novel by Pamela Anderson
- Star, a novel by Danielle Steel
- "The Star" (Clarke short story), by Arthur C. Clarke
- "The Star" (Wells short story), by H. G. Wells, written in 1897
- The Star, a poem by Jane Taylor, the first line of which is "Twinkle, twinkle, little star"
- S.T.A.R. Labs, an organization in the DC Comics fictional universe
Films
- The Star (1952 film), a 1952 Bette Davis film
- Star! (film), a 1968 musical starring Julie Andrews
- Star (1982 film), a 1982 Hindi film
- Danielle Steel's Star, a 1993 television film starring Jennie Garth
- Star (2001 film), a 2001 Tamil film
- The Star (2002 film), a 2002 Russian film
Television
- Patrick Star, a major character in the animated series SpongeBob SquarePants
- Star, a star-shaped puppet and co-host of The Good Night Show and its animated spin-off, Nina's World
- Star Butterfly, the main protagonist of the Disney animated series Star vs. the Forces of Evil
- Star (unicorn), the mate of Swift Wind in She-Ra
- "The Star" (Homeland), the season 3 finale of Homeland
- The Star (reality show), a Thai singing competition reality show
- "The Star" (The Twilight Zone), an episode of The New Twilight Zone based on Clarke's story
- Star Butterfly, the main protagonist of the Disney animated series Star vs. the Forces of Evil
Music
Bands
- Stars (Australian band), from the 1970s
- Stars (British band), a 1972 supergroup
- Stars (Canadian band), an indie rock group formed in 2000
- The Stars, a Japanese psychedelic rock group
Albums
- Star (702 album), 2003
- Star (Belly album)
- Stars (Cher album), 1975
- Stars (Collabro album), 2014
- Stars (Makai album), 2008
- Star (Mika Nakashima album)
- Star (Milky album)
- Star (Murk album)
- Stars (Simply Red album), 1991
- StAR (Jan Garbarek album), 1991
- Stars: The Best of 1992–2002, by The Cranberries
- Star/Boom Boom, the soundtrack album to the 1982 film Star, by Biddu, Nazia Hassan, and Zohaib Hassan
Songs
- "Star" (Bryan Adams song), 1996
- "Stars" (Chloe song)
- "Stars" (Dan Fogelberg song), 1972
- "Stars" (Destine song)
- "Star" (Erasure song), 1990
- "Star" (Extreme song)
- "Stars" (Grace Potter and the Nocturnals song), 2012
- "Stars" (Hum song), 1995
- "Star" (Kevin Ayers song), 1976
- "Stars" (Mika Nakashima song)
- "Stars" (Roxette song), 1999
- "Stars" (Simply Red song), 1991
- "Star" (Stellar song)
- "Stars" (Switchfoot song)
- "Stars", by Alessia Cara from Know-It-All
- "Star", by Biddu and Zohaib Hassan from Star/Boom Boom
- "Star", by Brotherhood of Man from Images
- "Stars", by China Black
- "Stars", by The Cranberries from Stars: The Best of 1992–2002
- "Star", by The Crash from Wildlife
- "Star", by The Cult from The Cult
- "Stars", by Dan Fogelberg, also covered by Amy Holland from Amy Holland
- "Star", by David Bowie from The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars
- "Stars", by Demi Lovato from Confident
- "Stars", by Dubstar from Disgraceful
- "Star", by Earth, Wind & Fire from I Am
- "Star", by Estelle
- "Stars", by fun. from Some Nights
- "Star", by Hellyeah from their self-titled album
- "Star", by The Hollies from Write On
- "Stars", by Janis Ian
- "Stars", by Kat DeLuna
- "Star", by Kiki Dee
- "Stars", by Kylie Minogue from X
- "Stars", by Mark Gormley
- "Stars", by Mark Owen from The Art of Doing Nothing
- "The Stars", by Patrick Wolf from The Magic Position
- "Star", by Primal Scream from Vanishing Point
- "Star", by Savoy from Mountains of Time
- "Star", by Silverbullit
- "Stars", by Sixx:A.M. from Modern Vintage
- "Star", by Stealers Wheel
- "Stars", by Superfly and Tortoise Matsumoto
- "Stars", by t.A.T.u. from 200 km/h in the Wrong Lane
- "Star", by Terri Walker from L.O.V.E
- "Star (*)", by Project 86 from Drawing Black Lines
- "Stars", by the hard rock/heavy metal collaboration Hear 'n Aid, 1986
- "Stars", from the musical Les Misérables
- "Star Star", by The Rolling Stones
- "Starless", by King Crimson
Games
- Star (board game)
- *Star, board game
- Stars (game), a 1970s game in BASIC
- Stars (series), soccer-simulation games
- Stars!, a 1995 game for Windows
- Star, fictional character in the Yie Ar Kung-Fu game
- STARS (Special Tactics and Rescue Service), a fictional group in the video game Resident Evil and elsewhere in the franchise
Acronyms
Science
- STAR detector, a particle physics experiment
- STAR Steroidogenic acute regulatory protein, a transport protein
- Synthetically thinned aperture radar, an interferometric radar method
Organizations
- STAR Shock Trauma Air Rescue Society, an air ambulance service
- The Society of Ticket Agents and Retailers, a UK organization
- Street Transvestite Action Revolutionaries, a transgender organization
- Supporters' Trust At Reading, a Reading Football Club supporters' organization
- Synagogues: Transformation and Renewal, American Jewish organisation
Education
- STAR (software), an educational software series
- STAR (student association)
- California Standardized Testing and Reporting (STAR) Program, a school assessment program
- New York State School Tax Relief Program
- Sekolah Tuanku Abdul Rahman, a Malaysian public school
Law enforcement
- STAR Special Tactics and Rescue (Singapore), a division of the Singapore Police Force
- Special Task And Rescue, a division of the Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency
- Special Tasks and Rescue, a division of the South Australia police
Transportation
- Single-Handed Trans-Atlantic Race, a yacht race
- Southern Tagalog Arterial Road (STAR), an expressway in the Philippines
- Standard Terminal Arrival Route (STAR), a flight procedure
- Standard Terminal Automation Replacement System (STARS), an air traffic control system
- Fulton surface-to-air recovery system (STARS), used to retrieve persons on the ground using an aircraft
Other
- St. Austin Review (StAR), a Catholic magazine
- STAR Situation, Task, Action, Result, an interview technique
- Stolen Asset Recovery
- STAR Events, a leadership program of the Family, Career and Community Leaders of America
People
- Darren Star (born 1961), American producer, director and writer best known for creating the hit TV shows Melrose Place, Beverly Hills, 90210, and Sex and the City
- Ryan Star (born 1978), American singer-songwriter
- Star Jones (born 1962), American co-host of the television show The View, lawyer, journalist and writer
- Star Lotulelei (born 1989), National Football League player
- Star Stowe (1956 - 1997), American model
- Zonnique "Star" Pullins, member of the teenage girl group OMG Girlz
Other uses
- Movie star, a celebrity famous for performing in films
- Star (Chinese constellation)
- Star (classification), a ranking system for hotels, movies, or other products
- Stars (M. C. Escher), a wood engraving print by M. C. Escher
- The Star (Tarot card), a Major Arcana tarot card
- A star, horse coat marking
- Star (guitar), a guitar body shape
- Pyrotechnic star
- Ulmus americana 'Star', an elm cultivar
See also
- Star of David or Jewish star
- * (disambiguation)
- Asterisk (disambiguation)
- Die Sterne (disambiguation)
- Starlight (disambiguation)
- Starr (disambiguation)
- Starz (disambiguation)
- Big Star, a American rock band
- "Lost Stars", a song by Adam Levine
- Shooting Rubberbands at the Stars, an album by Edie Brickell
- Utah Starzz, a Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) team
- Utah Starzz (WPSL), women's soccer team
- STAAR (State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness), a standardized test in Texas
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