Gagarin
[gah-gahr-in, guh-; Russian guh-gah-ryin] /gɑˈgɑr ɪn, gə-; Russian gʌˈgɑ ryɪn/
noun
1.
Yuri Alekseyevich
[yoo r-ee al-ik-sey-uh-vich;; Russian yoo-ryi uh-lyi-ksye-yi-vyich] /ˈyʊər i ˌæl ɪkˈseɪ ə vɪtʃ;; Russian ˈyu ryɪ ʌ lyɪˈksyɛ yɪ vyɪtʃ/ (Show IPA), 1934–68, Russian astronaut: first human being to make an orbital space flight (1961).
/Russian ɡaˈɡarin/
noun
1.
Yuri (ˈjurɪ). 1934–68, Soviet cosmonaut: made the first manned space flight (1961)
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