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Tereshkova

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Te·resh·ko·va  (tr-shkv, ty-ry-), Valentina Vladmirovna Born 1937.
Soviet cosmonaut who orbited the earth 48 times aboard Vostok 6 in June 1963, thereby becoming the first woman in space.
Tereshkova (Russian) [tɪrɪʃˈkɔvə]
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(Biographies / Tereshkova, Valentina Vladimirovna (1937 F, Russian, TRAVEL AND EXPLORATION: cosmonaut) Valentina Vladimirovna (vəlɪnˈtinə vlaˈdimirəvnə). born 1937, Soviet cosmonaut; first woman in space (1963)
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Noun1.Tereshkova - Soviet cosmonaut who was the first woman in space (born in 1937)
Valentina Tereshkova, Valentina Vladmirovna Tereshkova
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