"Laika" meaning in English

See Laika in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Head templates: {{en-prop}} Laika
  1. A female dog who was sent into space by the Soviet Union on November 3, 1957, aboard Sputnik 2. She died in space. Categories (topical): Astronautics, Historical events, History of science, Russian space program Categories (place): Soviet Union Categories (lifeform): Dogs, Female animals
    Sense id: en-Laika-en-name-PT2KhTFh Disambiguation of Astronautics: 84 16 Disambiguation of Historical events: 94 6 Disambiguation of History of science: 100 0 Disambiguation of Russian space program: 86 14 Disambiguation of Soviet Union: 97 3 Disambiguation of Dogs: 83 17 Disambiguation of Female animals: 89 11 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 64 36 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 78 22 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 71 29

Noun

Forms: Laikas [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} Laika (plural Laikas)
  1. Alternative letter-case form of laika. Tags: alt-of Alternative form of: laika
    Sense id: en-Laika-en-noun-RWuD~zdj

Inflected forms

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