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otkazniks

otkazniks is the plural of otkaznik.

Meaning of otkaznik

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...
    Synonyms:
    refusenik

Questions about otkazniks

What is otkazniks the plural of?
Otkazniks is the plural of otkaznik.

Words near otkazniks in the dictionary

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

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