🇮🇳Hindi Source WordCode: HI

अंतरिक्ष यात्री

Pronunciation / Transliteration: antariksh yaatri

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Cosmonaut/ˈkɒz.mə.nɔːt/
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🇮🇳 Example Sentence in Hindi:

"रूसी अंतरिक्ष यात्री अंतरिक्ष में अनुसंधान कर रहे हैं।"

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2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A Russian or Soviet astronaut, especially one trained by the Russian Space Agency.

    "The veteran cosmonaut spent nearly a year aboard the International Space Station."
  2. 2

    A traveler in outer space, used more broadly in historical or comparative contexts.

    "Both American astronauts and Soviet cosmonauts faced extraordinary physiological challenges."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the Russian word 'kosmonavt' (космонавт), which combines the Greek 'kosmos' meaning universe or world and 'nautes' meaning sailor. Coined during the Space Race of the mid-20th century, the term specifically designates a professional astronaut trained by the Russian Space Agency.

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