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otkaznik

otkaznik noun: synonym of refusenik.

Noun

otkaznik (plural otkazniks or otkazniki)

  1. (historical) Synonym of refusenik.
    • [Kiril] Khenkin said in a talk in his apartment that he can’t speak for all the otkazniki, but that his case is “fairly typical” of Jews denied exit visas for what they consider arbitrary reasons.1973 June 17, AP [Associated Press], “Foresees plight will remain same: Soviet Jew: summit will not help”, in Messenger and Inquirer, home edition, volume 99, number 169, Owensboro, Ky., →OCLC, page...
    • Out of 72 Otkazniki families listed in Moscow (“Otkazniki” is a term for someone who has been refused a visa), a total of 23 are said to have left the Soviet Union already. The situation is said to be less favorable for Otkazniki in the provinces.1973 September 27, Agence France-Presse, “Exit Visas Increased by Russia”, in The Shreveport Times, city edition, volume 102, number 304, Shreveport, La.: Times Publishing Company, →OCLC, page 8-E...
    Synonyms:
    refusenik

Synonyms of otkaznik

Forms of otkaznik

pluralotkazniks
pluralotkazniki

Origin of otkaznik

From Russian отка́зник (otkáznik).

Questions about otkaznik

What does otkaznik mean?
Otkaznik means synonym of refusenik.
What part of speech is otkaznik?
Otkaznik is a noun.
What is the plural of otkaznik?
The plural of otkaznik is otkazniks.

Words near otkaznik in the dictionary

  1. OTJ
  2. otjisumeite
  3. Otjiwarongo
  4. otjize
  5. OTK
  6. otkaznik
  7. otkazniki
  8. otkazniks
  9. OTKed
  10. otkhod
  11. OTKing

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