Baikonur
English

Baikonur to the east of Syr Darya River
Etymology
from Kazakh for "wealthy brown", i.e. "fertile land with many herbs"
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˌbaɪ.kəˈnɪə(ɹ)/
Proper noun
Baikonur
- A city in Kazakhstan, rented and administered by Russia, constructed to service Baikonur Cosmodrome, since 1995 also called Baikonur.
Synonyms
- Leninsk
- Tyuratam
- Zvezdograd (Star City)
Translations
city and cosmodrome in Kazakhstan
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Alternative forms
- Baiconur (rare)
Proper noun
Baikonur f
- Baikonur (a city and cosmodrome in Kazakhstan)
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