COSMONAUT


Meaning of COSMONAUT in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈkäz-mə-ˌnȯt, -ˌnät ]

noun

Etymology: Russian kosmonavt, from Greek kosmos + Russian -navt (as in aeronavt aeronaut)

Date: 1959

: an astronaut of the Soviet or Russian space program

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