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Belenko

Belenko proper noun: a surname from Russian.

Proper noun

Belenko

  1. A surname from Russian
    1. (particularly) Viktor Belenko, Soviet pilot and defector who flew a Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-25 to Japan.

Origin of Belenko

Borrowed from Russian Беленко (Belenko), itself from Ukrainian Бі́ленко (Bílenko). The surname is related to бе́лый (bélyj, “white”).

Questions about Belenko

What does Belenko mean?
Belenko means a surname from Russian.
What part of speech is Belenko?
Belenko is a proper noun.

Words near Belenko in the dictionary

  1. Belen
  2. belendorffite
  3. Beleng-Belis
  4. Belenite
  5. Belenites
  6. Belenko
  7. Belenky
  8. Belenus
  9. beleper
  10. belepered
  11. belepering

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