Baikonur

Meaning

Proper Noun

  • city Kazakhstan (country), rented and administered by Russia, constructed to service Baikonur Cosmodrome, since 1995 also called Baikonur.

Related

Similar words

  • Leninsk
  • Tyuratam
  • Zvezdograd (Star City)

Origin

  • From Kazakh Байқоңыр, i.e. "fertile land with many plants".

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