registry
A building in which things are registered or where registers are keptA building in which things are registered or where registers are kept.
» My wife sent it from the registry office.
Meaning
4 senses(countable)A building in which things are registered or where registers are kept.
Registratur
регистрату́раregistratúra, канцеля́рияkanceljárija
(countable)A record; an account; a register.
Register
рее́стрrejéstr, реги́стрregístr, картоте́каkartotéka
(uncountable)The act of registering; registration.
Registrierung
регистра́цияregistrácija, регистри́рованиеregistrírovanije, реги́стрregístr
(countable)A database of configuration settings etc. maintained by the Microsoft Windows operating system.
Register
рее́стрrejéstr
- an official written record of names or events or transactions
Examples
4 sentencesMy wife sent it from the registry office.
The wedding is taking place at the registry office.
ruБракосочетание состоится в загсе.
deDie Trauung findet im Standesamt statt.
In Germany, people can only get married at the registry office.
deIn Deutschland kann man nur im Standesamt heiraten.
Where's the registry office?
deWo ist das Standesamt?
Translations
4 languagesBy meaning 3
By meaning 3
Origin
A variant of registery, from Middle English regestery (“?a record book; ?a bookmark”), parA variant of registery, from Middle English regestery (“?a record book; ?a bookmark”), partly from Medieval Latin regesterium, registerium and probably also partly formed with -ery. Equivalent to register + -y.
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Forms
plural: registries| Singular | registry |
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regular
Synonyms
1 synonyms- an official written record of names or events or transactions:register
Word family
8 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable