Baikonur

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌbaɪ.kəˈnɪɚ/

Proper noun

Baikonur

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

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Proper noun

Baikonur f

  1. Baikonur (a city and cosmodrome in Kazakhstan)
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