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Which Russian word means 'airport'?

Аэропорт (aeroport) is the airport.

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  1. Аэропорт (aeroport) ✔
  2. Вокзал (vokzal)
  3. Остановка (ostanovka)

Why: Аэропорт looks like 'aeroport', so it is easy to read. Вокзал is a train station and остановка is a bus stop.

Huh, didn't know that: Many travel words are borrowed and easy to read: аэропорт, метро, ресторан, паспорт, меню.

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Aeroport is easy to read, the only easy part of any airport.
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Answer: Аэропорт (aeroport). Аэропорт looks like 'aeroport', so it is easy to read. Вокзал is a train station and остановка is a bus stop.

  1. Wiktionary: аэропорт en.wiktionary.org/wiki/%D0%B0%D1%8D%D1%80%D0%BE%D0%BF%D0%BE%D1%80%D1%82
    airport
    Checked 2026-10-10.

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