Leonov

[ lee-oh-nawf, -nof; Russian lyi-aw-nuhf ]

noun
  1. A·lex·ei Ar·khi·po·vich [uh-lyi-ksyeyuhr-khyee-puh-vyich], /ʌ lyɪˈksyeɪ ʌrˈkhyi pə vyɪtʃ/, 1934–2019, Soviet cosmonaut: first man to walk in space 1965.

  2. Le·o·nid Ma·ksi·mo·vich [lyi-uh-nyeetmuh-ksyee-muh-vyich], /lyɪ ʌˈnyit mʌˈksyi mə vyɪtʃ/, 1899–1994, Russian writer.

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Leonov

/ (Russian lɪˈɔnəf) /


noun
  1. Aleksei Arkhipovich (alɪkˈsjej arˈxipɪvitʃ). born 1934, Soviet cosmonaut; the first man to walk in space (1965)

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