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
- A city in Kazakhstan, rented and administered by Russia, constructed to service Baikonur Cosmodrome, since 1995 also called Baikonur.
Synonyms
- Leninsk
- Tyuratam
- Zvezdograd (Star City)
Translations
city and cosmodrome in Kazakhstan
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Alternative forms
- Baiconur (rare)
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