Download the app
educalingo
Baikonur

Meaning of "Baikonur" in the English dictionary

DICTIONARY

PRONUNCIATION OF BAIKONUR

baɪˈkəʊnə


GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF BAIKONUR

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Baikonur is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES BAIKONUR MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Baikonur

Kazakhstan Russia - rented and administrated Founded 1955 Incorporated 1966 Area • Total 57 km2 Elevation 100 m Population • Total 36,175 • Density 630/km2 Time zone UTC+6 Postal code 710501 Area code +7 73622 Vehicle registration N Website www.baikonuradm.ru/index.htm Baikonur, formerly known as Leninsk, is a city of republic significance in Kazakhstan on the right bank of the Syr Darya river, rented and administered by the Russian Federation. It was constructed to service the Baikonur Cosmodrome and was officially renamed Baikonur by Russian president Boris Yeltsin on December 20, 1995. In 2009 the population of Baikonur was 36,175, while in 1999 it was 28,776. The rented area is an ellipse measuring 90 km east to west by 85 km north to south, with the cosmodrome situated at the area's centre.

Definition of Baikonur in the English dictionary

The definition of Baikonur in the dictionary is a launching site for spacecraft in central Kazakhstan; formerly the centre for the Soviet space programme, now leased from Kazakhstan by Russia.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH BAIKONUR

Arizona · Barcelona · Bona · boner · cinchona · corona · donor · homeowner · Jonah · krona · krone · kroner · mona · owner · Pamplona · persona · toner · Verona · yaqona · zona

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE BAIKONUR

Bahru · baht · bahu · bahut · bahuvrihi · baidarka · baignoire · Baikal · bail · bail bandit · bail bond · bail bondsman · bail bondsmen · bail out · bail up · bailable · bailee · bailer · bailey · Bailey bridge

WORDS THAT END LIKE BAIKONUR

amateur · amour · Arthur · auteur · Coeur · colour · four · fur · honour · hour · humour · knur · Kohinur · our · pour · retour · sense of humour · Sur · tour · your

Synonyms and antonyms of Baikonur in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «Baikonur» into 25 languages

TRANSLATOR

TRANSLATION OF BAIKONUR

Find out the translation of Baikonur to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of Baikonur from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «Baikonur» in English.
zh

Translator English - Chinese

拜科努尔
1,325 millions of speakers
es

Translator English - Spanish

Baikonur
570 millions of speakers
en

English

Baikonur
510 millions of speakers
hi

Translator English - Hindi

Baikonur
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

بايكونور
280 millions of speakers
ru

Translator English - Russian

Байконур
278 millions of speakers
pt

Translator English - Portuguese

Baikonur
270 millions of speakers
bn

Translator English - Bengali

Baikonur
260 millions of speakers
fr

Translator English - French

Baïkonour
220 millions of speakers
ms

Translator English - Malay

Baikonur
190 millions of speakers
de

Translator English - German

Baikonur
180 millions of speakers
ja

Translator English - Japanese

バイコヌール
130 millions of speakers
ko

Translator English - Korean

바이 코 누르
85 millions of speakers
jv

Translator English - Javanese

Baikonur
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

Baikonur
80 millions of speakers
ta

Translator English - Tamil

பைக்கானூர்
75 millions of speakers
mr

Translator English - Marathi

Baikonur
75 millions of speakers
tr

Translator English - Turkish

Baykonur
70 millions of speakers
it

Translator English - Italian

Baikonur
65 millions of speakers
pl

Translator English - Polish

Baikonur
50 millions of speakers
uk

Translator English - Ukrainian

Байконур
40 millions of speakers
ro

Translator English - Romanian

Baikonur
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

Baikonur
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Baikonoer
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

Bajkonurkosmodromen
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

Baikonur
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of Baikonur

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «BAIKONUR»

Principal search tendencies and common uses of Baikonur
List of principal searches undertaken by users to access our English online dictionary and most widely used expressions with the word «Baikonur».

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about Baikonur

EXAMPLES

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «BAIKONUR»

Discover the use of Baikonur in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to Baikonur and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
The Soyuz Launch Vehicle: The Two Lives of an Engineering ...
Kuznetsky M. I., Gagarin na Kosmodrome Baikonur, Krasnoznamenk, Vladi, 2001 . Kuznetsky M. I., Tvortzy raketno-kosmitcheskoi' tekhniki na Kosmodrome Baikonur [The creators of space rocket technology at the Baikonur cosmodrome],  ...
Christian Lardier, Stefan Barensky, 2013
2
Popular Science
The Vostok (right) was the first manned spacecraft; it carried Yuri Gagarin into orbit in 1961. Its booster evolved from the Soviets' SS-6 intercontinental ballistic missile. Inset above: The launch gantry at Baikonur is used for Proton rockets.
3
Russia Space Programs and Exploration Handbook Volume 1 ...
Russia Space Programs and Exploration Handbook Volume 1 Strategic Information, Developments and Regulations
Ibpusa Com, 2013
4
Space Safety Regulations and Standards
On 25 May 1992, the Russian Federation and Republic of Kazakhstan signed an agreement about order of use of the Baikonur cosmodrome. On 28 March 1994, both governments agreed on the main principles and conditions of use of ...
Joseph N. Pelton, Ram Jakhu, 2010
5
The Environmental Element in Space Law: Assessing the ...
A recent example of the adverse effects of launch activities is provided by a study which claims that launches at Russia's space base in Baikonur, Kazakhstan, cause serious health problems among people living below the rockets' flight path.
‎2008
6
Epic Rivalry: The Inside Story of the Soviet and American ...
mother only learned of his epic flight by listening to the radio.2 In time, however, the world learned that the Soviets were launching their robotic and manned space missions from a remote spot in Kazakhstan later to be called Baikonur. It was ...
Von Hardesty, Gene Eisman, 2008
7
Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists
Although they look strikingly different, these two senior officers carry most of the responsibility for work at Baikonur, the most famous space vehicle launch site in the former Soviet Union. All of the Soviet Union's manned space flights have ...
8
Air Warfare
All Soviet and Russian manned space flights to date have been launched from Baikonur. Other noteworthy launches include the Salyut space stations,the components of the Mir space station,the unsuccessful test-launches of the N-1 moon ...
Walter J. Boyne, 2002
9
Dark Moon: Apollo and the Whistle-blowers
About 1 20 miles wide, it is situated on the far side of the Moon at between 19 and 22 S. Baikonur briefing In 1995 it was announced that Lockheed Khrunichev. NASA "first of its kind" — the Soviets protested that this was not so, for Tsiolkovsky ...
Mary Bennett, David S. Percy, 2001
10
The Year's Best Science Fiction: Nineteenth Annual Collection
Gardner Dozois. Computer Virus - NANCY KRESS Have Not Have Lobsters The Dog said BOW-WOW The Chief Designer I. KOLYMA LABOR CAMP, SOMETIME DURING WORLD WAR II II. BAIKONUR COSMODROME, SEPTEMBER 1957 III ...
Gardner Dozois, 2002

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «BAIKONUR»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term Baikonur is used in the context of the following news items.
1
This Immense Russian Rocket Was Abandoned For Decades
While the Baikonur Cosmodrome launch facility in Kazakhstan is still in use, it's apparent that large swaths of the structure are all but ... «Popular Mechanics, Jul 15»
2
Russian Craft Delivers Long-Awaited Cargo to Space Station
The Progress M-28M/60P spacecraft, perched atop a Soyuz-U booster, took off from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan on time at ... «WTVY, Dothan, Jul 15»
3
NASA International Space Station On-Orbit Status 3 July 2015
60 Progress (60P) Launch: 60P launched successfully last night at 11:55 PM CDT from Baikonur, Kazahkstan Cosmodrome. Ascent was ... «Space Ref, Jul 15»
4
Another trip to the USSR's space rocket graveyard
Photographer Ralph Mirebs once again enters off-limits Russian space launch facility ground in Kazakstan at the Baikonur Cosmodrome. «SlashGear, Jul 15»
5
Speak To An Astronaut On July 15
Mastracchio launched aboard a Russian Soyuz rocket to begin Expedition 38/39 from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan along with ... «Cheshire Herald, Jul 15»
6
World briefs: Malaysian leader may face charges
... 2.5 metric tons of fuel, oxygen, water, food and other supplies, was launched into orbit on Friday from the Baikonur launch pad in Kazakhstan. «Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Jul 15»
7
News of the Day From Across the Globe, July 6
... which is carrying 2.5 metric tons of fuel, oxygen, water, food and other supplies, was launched Friday from the Baikonur facility in Kazakhstan. «SFGate, Jul 15»
8
Rocket Taking Russia to Moon to be Built in Sibir
After Russia disobeyed Kazakhstan's regulations in Baikonur cosmodrome, many Russians who had earlier worked at Baikonur in the large ... «Onislam.net, Jul 15»
9
News in Brief
... 2.5 metric tons of fuel, oxygen, water, food and other supplies, was launched into orbit Friday from the Baikonur launch pad in Kazakhstan. «Jackson Hole News&Guide, Jul 15»
10
Kazakh Cosmonaut to Join Next Trip to International Space Station
... the Presidents of Kazakhstan and Russia in the near future from the Baikonur launch pad [will be flights with] the third Kazakh cosmonaut.”. «Astana Times, Jul 15»
REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Baikonur [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/baikonur>. Apr 2024 ».
Download the educalingo app
EN