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Gagarin
guh-GAH-rihn
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A Russian surname, most famously belonging to Yuri Gagarin, the first person in space.
"Gagarin orbited the Earth in 1961."
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Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishA Russian surname, historically significant as the name of the first human in space.
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Etymology
A transliteration of the Russian surname Гагарин (Gagárin).