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Chandrayaan

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˈtʃʌn.drə.jɑːn/
  • General-American: /ˈtʃʌn.drə.jɑn/
  • rhymes with -ɑːn

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noun

Meaning 1

An Indian space program, and the vehicles it created, used for probes to travel to the moon.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: aerospace, business, engineering, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, space-science

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Borrowed from Hindi चंद्रयान (candrayān, “moon vehicle”).

Across languages

Translations

1 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Hindi: चंद्रयान (candrayān) — Translations