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SPUTNIK

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Dictionary entry overview: What does sputnik mean?

• SPUTNIK (noun)
The noun SPUTNIK has 1 sense:

1. a Russian artificial satellite

Familiarity information: SPUTNIK used as a noun is very rare.

Dictionary entry details

• SPUTNIK (noun)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

A Russian artificial satellite

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Context example:

Sputnik was the first man-made satellite to orbit the earth

Hypernyms ("sputnik" is a kind of...):

artificial satellite; orbiter; satellite (man-made equipment that orbits around the earth or the moon)

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