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(ri fyo̵̅o̅z′nik)

noun

a Soviet citizen, esp. a Jew, refused permission to emigrate

also sp. refusnik

Origin: calque of Russ otkaznik < otkaz, refusal

See refusenik in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

A Soviet citizen, usually Jewish, denied permission to emigrate.

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