# Baikonur

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˌbaɪkəˈnʊɚ/ · frequency rank #72,963

## Definitions
1. A city in Kazakhstan, rented and administered by Russia, constructed to service Baikonur Cosmodrome, since 1995 also called Baikonur.

## Etymology
From Kazakh Байқоңыр (Baiqoñyr, literally “wealthy brown”), i.e. “fertile land with many plants”.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/baikonur