Laika - Meaning, Origin, Popularity & Variations
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Laika

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LYE-kuh'LYE-kuh'2 syllables
🇷🇺Russian
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MEANING

Barker

ORIGIN

Soviet Union

ETYMOLOGY

Derived from the Russian verb лайкать (laykat'), meaning 'to bark'.

CULTURAL NOTES

Laika was the name of the first dog sent into orbit around the Earth.

HISTORICAL CONTEXT

Laika was the first animal to orbit the Earth, launched by the Soviet space program in 1957.

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