REFUSENIK

Meaning of REFUSENIK in English

n. a Jew in the Soviet Union who has been refused permission to emigrate to Israel.

Etymology: REFUSE(1) + -NIK

Oxford English vocab. Оксфордский английский словарь. 2012

REFUSENIK — also refusnik noun Etymology: part translation of Russian otkaznik, from otkaz refusal Date: 1974 a Soviet citizen and especially a …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
REFUSENIK — noun also re·fus·nik rə̇ˈfyüzˌnik, rē- Etymology: refuse (I) + -nik (herein), part translation of Russian otkaznik , from otkaz refusal …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
REFUSENIK — /ri fyoohz"nik/ , n. Informal. a Soviet citizen, usually Jewish, who was denied permission to emigrate from the Soviet Union. …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
REFUSENIK — also re·fus·nik ri-ˈfyüz-(ˌ)nik Etymology: part translation of Russian otkaznik, from otkaz refusal Date: 1974 1. : a Soviet citizen and …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
REFUSENIK — [ rɪ'fju:znɪk ] ■ noun 1》 a Jew in the former Soviet Union who was refused permission to emigrate to …
Concise Oxford English vocab
REFUSENIK — [re.fuse.nik] also re.fus.nik n [part trans. of Russ otkaznik, fr. otkaz refusal] (1974): a Soviet citizen and esp. a Jew …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
REFUSENIK — refusenik BrE AmE ri ˈfjuːz nɪk rə- ▷ refusenik|s s
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
REFUSENIK — / rɪˈfjuːznɪk; NAmE / noun a person who refuses to obey an order or law as a protest •• WORD …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
REFUSENIK — re·fuse·nik /rɪˈfjuːznɪk/ BrE AmE noun [countable] someone who refuses to take part in something or obey a law: Around 250,000 …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
REFUSENIK — n. a Jew in the Soviet Union who has been refused permission to emigrate to Israel. [REFUSE(1) + -NIK]
Английский основной разговорный словарь
REFUSENIK — n. a Jew in the Soviet Union who has been refused permission to emigrate to Israel. [ REFUSE(1) + -NIK …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
REFUSENIK — noun Also written refusnik (Politics) (People and Society) Colloquially, any person who has been refused official permission to do something …
Английский разговорный словарь - Новые слова
REFUSENIK — Отказник
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
REFUSENIK — n. Variant: also re · fus · nik Pronunciation: ri- ' fyüz-( ˌ )nik Function: noun Etymology: part translation of …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
REFUSNIK — noun see: refusenik
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
REFUSNIK — noun see refusenik
Webster's New International English Dictionary
REFUSNIK — see refusenik
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
-NIK — -nik BrE AmE nɪk ▷ — refusenik rɪ ˈfjuːz nɪk rə-, § \ riː-
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
-NIK — suffix forming nouns denoting a person associated with a specified thing or quality (beatnik; refusenik). [Russ. (as SPUTNIK) and Yiddish]
Английский основной разговорный словарь
NIK — suffix forming nouns denoting a person associated with a specified thing or quality (beatnik; refusenik). [ Russ. (as SPUTNIK) and …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
DISSIDENT — n. 25B6; noun a jailed dissident : DISSENTER, objector, protester; rebel, revolutionary, recusant, subversive, agitator, insurgent, insurrectionist, refusenik. conformist. 25B6; …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
RETURNIK — noun (Politics) (People and Society) An ÷migr÷ from an East European country who has returned home, especially after a change …
Английский разговорный словарь - Новые слова
ОТКАЗНИК — Refusenik
Русско-Американский Английский словарь

Oxford English vocab

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