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Vietniks

Vietniks is the plural of Vietnik.

Meaning of Vietnik

Noun

Vietnik (plural Vietniks)

  1. (derogatory, historical) A person who actively opposes the involvement of the United States in the Vietnam War (1955–1975).
    • Campus Vietniks, dominating headlines with protest parades, teach-ins, draft-card burnings and fund drives for the Viet Cong, have made it appear that a majority of U.S. students share their views.1965 November 19, “Universities: The Spectrum on Viet Nam”, in Time, volume 86, number 21, page 67

Questions about Vietniks

What is Vietniks the plural of?
Vietniks is the plural of Vietnik.

Words near Vietniks in the dictionary

  1. Vietnamizes
  2. Vietnamizing
  3. Vietnamology
  4. Vietnams
  5. Vietnik
  6. Vietniks
  7. Vietor
  8. Vietraq
  9. Viets
  10. Vieux
  11. vieux jeu

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Adapted from Wiktionary: Vietniks (page history and authors); Vietnik (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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