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cosmonaut

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cos·mo·naut  (kzm-nôt)
n.
A Russian or Soviet astronaut.
[Russian kosmonaut : Greek kosmos, universe + Greek nauts, sailor; see nu- in Indo-European roots.]
cosmonaut [ˈkɒzməˌnɔːt]
n
(Astronautics) an astronaut, esp in the former Soviet Union
[from Russian kosmonavt, from cosmo- + Greek nautēs sailor; compare Argonaut]
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Noun1.cosmonaut - a person trained to travel in a spacecraftcosmonaut - a person trained to travel in a spacecraft; "the Russians called their astronauts cosmonauts"
astronaut, spaceman
traveler, traveller - a person who changes location
spacewalker - an astronaut who is active outside a spacecraft in outer space
cosmonaut
noun astronaut, spaceman, space pilot, space cadet two cosmonauts are marooned on the Soviet space station, Mir
Translations
cosmonaut [ˈkɒzmənɔːt] N → cosmonauta mf
cosmonaut [ˈkɒzmənɔːt] n → cosmonaute mf
cosmonaut
n → Kosmonaut(in) m(f)
cosmonaut [ˈkɒzməˌnɔːt] n → cosmonauta m/f
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