Sputnik (disambiguation) — Sputnik refers to the Sputnik program in which satellites were launched by the Soviet Union beginning in the 1950s and a number of satellites launched. The word may also refer to one of the following.*Sputnik (virus) * The Sputnik browser for the … Wikipedia
sputnik — artificial satellite, 1957 (launched Oct. 4, 1957), from Rus. sputnik satellite, lit. traveling companion, from O.C.S. supotiniku, from su with, together + poti way, journey (from PIE root *pent to go, pass ) + agent suffix nik. The electrifying… … Etymology dictionary
sputnik — /spoot nik, sput /; Russ. /spooht nyik/, n. (sometimes cap.) any of a series of Soviet earth orbiting satellites: Sputnik I was the world s first space satellite. [1957; < Russ spútnik satellite, traveling companion, equiv. to s together, with +… … Universalium
sputnik — [20] Russian sputnik means literally ‘travelling companion’ (it is formed from s ‘with’ and put ‘way, journey’, with the agent suffix nik). The Soviets gave the name to the series of Earth orbiting satellites that they launched between 1957 and… … The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins
sputnik — [20] Russian sputnik means literally ‘travelling companion’ (it is formed from s ‘with’ and put ‘way, journey’, with the agent suffix nik). The Soviets gave the name to the series of Earth orbiting satellites that they launched between 1957 and… … Word origins
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international relations — a branch of political science dealing with the relations between nations. [1970 75] * * * Study of the relations of states with each other and with international organizations and certain subnational entities (e.g., bureaucracies and political… … Universalium
Union of Soviet Socialist Republics — a former federal union of 15 constituent republics, in E Europe and W and N Asia, comprising the larger part of the former Russian Empire: dissolved in December 1991. 8,650,069 sq. mi. (22,402,200 sq. km). Cap.: Moscow. Also called Russia, Soviet … Universalium
spoutnik — [ sputnik ] n. m. • 1957; russe sputnik ♦ Satellite artificiel lancé par l Union soviétique. Spoutnik (russe Compagnon de route ) série de dix satellites soviétiques lancés de 1957 à 1961. Spoutnik 1 fut le prem. satellite artificiel mis en… … Encyclopédie Universelle
East German jokes — The jokes of the German Democratic Republic (GDR) frequently included political characters, had an eye towards life in East Germany and the Socialist Unity Party of Germany (SED) ( Genossenwitze , party member jokes; Honeckerwitze , jokes about… … Wikipedia
