Other countries of the former Eastern Bloc use variations of the Russian kosmonavt, such as the  (although Poles also used , and the two words are considered synonyms).
ˈʌðɚ kˈʌntɹiz ʌvðə fˈɔːɹmɚɹ ˈiːstɚn blˈɑːk jˈuːs vˌɛɹɪˈeɪʃənz ʌvðə ɹˈʌʃən kˈɑːzmənˌævt, sˈʌtʃ ɐz ðə ɔːlðˈoʊ pˈoʊlz ˈɔːlsoʊ jˈuːzd , ænd ðə tˈuː wˈɜːdz ɑːɹ kənsˈɪdɚd sˈɪnənˌɪmz.