Baikonur

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A city in Kazakhstan, rented and administered by Russia, constructed to service Baikonur Cosmodrome, since 1995 also called Baikonur.

Pronunciation

/ˌbaɪkəˈnʊɚ/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Baikonur.wav

Word forms

Baikonur

Etymology

From Kazakh Байқоңыр (Baiqoñyr, literally “wealthy brown”), i.e. “fertile land with many plants”.

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