"Sputnik" meaning in English

See Sputnik in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Etymology: 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. Etymology templates: {{m|en|sputnik}} sputnik, {{ellipsis|en|Sputnik V|nocap=y}} ellipsis of Sputnik V, {{der|en|ru|Спутник V}} Russian Спутник V (Sputnik V) Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Sputnik
  1. A village in Pechengsky District, Murmansk Oblast, Russia. Categories (place): Places in Murmansk Oblast, Places in Russia, Villages in Murmansk Oblast, Villages in Russia
    Sense id: en-Sputnik-en-name-rwMQVp4n Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 57 8 35

Noun

Forms: Sputniks [plural]
Etymology: 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. Etymology templates: {{m|en|sputnik}} sputnik, {{ellipsis|en|Sputnik V|nocap=y}} ellipsis of Sputnik V, {{der|en|ru|Спутник V}} Russian Спутник V (Sputnik V) Head templates: {{en-noun}} Sputnik (plural Sputniks)
  1. Alternative letter-case form of sputnik. Tags: alt-of Alternative form of: sputnik Derived forms: Sputniked, Sputnik weed
    Sense id: en-Sputnik-en-noun-62fxkRXz
  2. An adenovirus viral vector vaccine for COVID-19, developed by the Gamaleya Research Institute of Epidemiology and Microbiology in Russia. Categories (topical): Coronavirus Synonyms: Sputnik V (english: trade name)
    Sense id: en-Sputnik-en-noun-zewssGyS Disambiguation of Coronavirus: 19 3 77

Inflected forms

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