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.
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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. — marafon
deDie Trauung findet im Standesamt statt. — Melang
In Germany, people can only get married at the registry office.
deIn Deutschland kann man nur im Standesamt heiraten. — umut243
Where's the registry office?
deWo ist das Standesamt? — Yorwba
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
See also
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