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English Dictionary - With Multi-Lingual Search Definitions taikonaut noun  A person who travels in space for the Chinese space program; a Chinese astronaut. 2003, Peter Schwartz, Inevitable Surprises, p x. :The past decade has seen remarkable events and changes: ... The Columbia disaster and a Chinese in orbit Translations:  German: Taikonaut Etymology: The term was coined on 19 May 1998 by Chiew Lee Yih (èéæ) from Malaysia, who used it first in newsgroups. Almost simultaneously, Chen Lan coined it for use in the Western media based on the Mandarin (Chin.) term tíikÅng (åç), space. (italbrac, Source: w:Astronaut, Astronaut at Wikipedia)        Find:   Words Starting With:   Words Ending With:   Words Containing:   Words That Match:    Translate Into:    Dutch   French   German    Italian   Spanish     Show 51015202550 results per page. Enter your search terms Submit search form   Web www.allwords.com Browse the Dictionary A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

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