Gagarin

[gah-gahr-in, guh-; Russian guh-gah-ryin]

noun

Yu·ri A·le·kse·ye·vich [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/, 1934–68, Russian astronaut: first human being to make an orbital space flight (1961).

Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2018

Examples from the Web for gagarin

Contemporary Examples of gagarin

Massive festivities were held across Russia for the 50th anniversary of the Gagarin flight last April 12.
Russians Win the Space Race
Owen Matthews, Anna Nemtsova
July 8, 2011

Historical Examples of gagarin

Governor Gagarin, who wanted to make himself ruling sovereign of Siberia, arranged a formidable conspiracy.
Sweden
Victor Nilsson
Prince Gagarin, governor of Siberia, was twenty years at the head of this trade.
The History of Peter the Great, Emperor of Russia
Voltaire

British Dictionary definitions for gagarin

Gagarin

noun

Yuri (ˈjurɪ). 1934–68, Soviet cosmonaut: made the first manned space flight (1961)

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012