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sputnik¹
- /ˈspʊtnɪk/ US, UK
- /ˈspʌtnɪk/ US, UK
Where it comes from
From Russian спу́тник (spútnik, “satellite”, literally “fellow traveller”), from с- (s-, “with, together”) + пу́тник (pútnik, “traveller”), from путь (putʹ, “way, journey”) + agent suffix -ник (-nik).
noun sputniks · Sputnik
- Any of a series of Soviet robotic space satellites, especially the first one in 1957. Half a century ago, when the Soviets beat us into space with the launch of a satellite called Sputnik, we had no idea how we would beat them to the moon. The science wasn't even there yet. NASA didn't exist. But after investing in better research and education, we didn't just surpass the Soviets; we
- Any artificial satellite. BEFORE school rocketed into his tiny world with about as much warning as a sputnik, my son knew only little hates.
- The currency sign ¤.
Sputnik²
Where it comes from
See sputnik. The vaccine sense is an ellipsis of Sputnik V, from Russian Спутник V (Sputnik V), a trade name given after Sputnik 1, the world's first artificial satellite.
noun Sputniks
proper noun
- A village in Pechengsky District, Murmansk Oblast, Russia.
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noun a Soviet robotic space satellite
| Español | sputnik |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 스푸트니크 seuputeunikeu |
| 日本語 | スプートニク supūtoniku |
| 中文 | 斯普特尼克 sīpǔtèníkè, 人造地球衛星 /人造地球卫星 rénzào dìqiú wèixīng |
| हिन्दी | स्पुटनिक spuṭnik, स्पुतनिक sputnik |
| Português | sputnik, esputinique |
| Français | spoutnik |
| Deutsch | Sputnik |
| Ελληνικά | σπούτνικ spoútnik |
| Русский | спу́тник spútnik, иску́сственный спу́тник iskússtvennyj spútnik |
| Tiếng Việt | vệ tinh nhân tạo, xpút-nhích |
| العربية | سْبُوتْنِيك sbūtnik, سْبُوتْنِيك sputnik |
| עברית | סְפּוּטְנִיק spútnik |
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title = {sputnik},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-07}
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