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sputnik
sput·nik [ spútnik, sptnik ] (plural sput·niks)


noun 
Definition:
 
Soviet satellite: one of a series of ten artificial Earth-orbiting satellites launched by the former Soviet Union starting in 1957
[Mid-20th century. < Russian, "fellow traveler"]
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