COSMONAUT


Meaning of COSMONAUT in English

/ ˈkɒzmənɔːt; NAmE ˈkɑːz-/ noun

an astronaut from the former Soviet Union

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WORD ORIGIN

1950s: from cosmos , on the pattern of astronaut and Russian kosmonavt .

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.