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cosmonaut

noun
/ˈkɒz.məˌnɔːt/UK/ˈkɑz.məˌnɔt/US/ˈkɑz.məˌnɑt/

Etymology

Borrowed from Russian космона́вт (kosmonávt), from Ancient Greek κόσμος (kósmos, “universe”) + ναύτης (naútēs, “sailor”). By surface analysis, cosmo- + -naut.

  1. derived from κόσμος — “universe”
  2. borrowed from космона́вт

Definitions

  1. An astronaut, especially a Russian or Soviet one.

    • Khrushchev’s answer came 60 years ago, on April 12, 1961, when Soviet cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin circled the Earth aboard a spacecraft called Vostok 1.

The neighborhood

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