gagarin

< /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).

noun

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