Baikonur

B3A1I1K5O1N1U1R1
/ˌbaɪkəˈnʊɚ/

proper noun

A city in Kazakhstan, rented and administered by Russia, constructed to service Baikonur Cosmodrome, since 1995 also called Baikonur.

Similar
LeninskTyuratamZvezdograd
OriginKazakh Байқоңыр →
UncommonScrabble 14
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A city in Kazakhstan, rented and administered by Russia, constructed to service Baikonur Cosmodrome, since 1995 also called Baikonur.

    Synonyms: Leninsk, Tyuratam, Zvezdograd

Synonyms & antonyms

proper nounA city in Kazakhstan, rented and administered by Russia, constructed to service Baikonur Cosmodrome, since 1995 also called Baikonur.

Similar
LeninskTyuratamZvezdograd
Also see
leninsktyuratamzvezdograd

Origin

  1. KazakhБайқоңыр
  2. EnglishBaikonur

From Kazakh Байқоңыр (Bayqoŋır, literally “wealthy brown”), i.e. “fertile land with many plants”.

More words from Kazakh

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Translations

Arabic بَيْكُونُور
  • بَيْكُونُور (baykunūr)city and cosmodrome in Kazakhstan
Bulgarian Байконур
  • Байконур (Bajkonur)city and cosmodrome in Kazakhstan
Chinese Mandarin 拜科努爾 /拜科努尔
  • 拜科努爾 /拜科努尔 (Bàikēnǔ'ěr)city and cosmodrome in Kazakhstan
Finnish Baikonur
  • Baikonurcity and cosmodrome in Kazakhstan
French Baïkonour
  • Baïkonourcity and cosmodrome in Kazakhstan
German Baikonur
  • Baikonurcity and cosmodrome in Kazakhstan
Greek Μπαϊκονούρ
  • Μπαϊκονούρ (Baïkonoúr)city and cosmodrome in Kazakhstan
Hebrew בייקונור
  • בייקונורcity and cosmodrome in Kazakhstan
Hungarian Bajkonur
  • Bajkonurcity and cosmodrome in Kazakhstan
Italian Bajkonur, Baiqoñyr
  • Bajkonurcity and cosmodrome in Kazakhstan
  • Baiqoñyrcity and cosmodrome in Kazakhstan
Japanese バイコヌール
  • バイコヌール (Baikonūru)city and cosmodrome in Kazakhstan
Korean 바이코누르
  • 바이코누르 (Baikonureu)city and cosmodrome in Kazakhstan
Persian بایقونور
  • بایقونور (bâyqonur)city and cosmodrome in Kazakhstan
Polish Bajkonur
  • Bajkonurcity and cosmodrome in Kazakhstan
Portuguese Baikonur, Baiconur
  • Baikonurcity and cosmodrome in Kazakhstan
  • Baiconurcity and cosmodrome in Kazakhstan
Russian Байконур
  • Байконур (Bajkonur)city and cosmodrome in Kazakhstan
Turkish Baykonur
  • Baykonurcity and cosmodrome in Kazakhstan
Ukrainian Байконур
  • Байконур (Bajkonur)city and cosmodrome in Kazakhstan
Cite this entry
APA

Baikonur. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Baikonur

MLA

“Baikonur.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Baikonur. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Baikonur,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Baikonur.

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