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Definition of sputnik noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

sputnik

noun
 
/ˈspʌtnɪk/,
 
/ˈspʊtnɪk/
 
/ˈspʌtnɪk/,
 
/ˈspʊtnɪk/
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  1. a satellite of the type that was put into space by the Soviet UnionTopics Spacec2
    Word OriginRussian, literally ‘fellow traveller’.
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