/ ˈspʌtnɪk; NAmE ; ˈspʊt-/ noun
(from Russian ) a satellite of the type that was put into space by the Soviet Union
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WORD ORIGIN
Russian , literally fellow-traveller .
/ ˈspʌtnɪk; NAmE ; ˈspʊt-/ noun
(from Russian ) a satellite of the type that was put into space by the Soviet Union
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WORD ORIGIN
Russian , literally fellow-traveller .
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005