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A marriage performed by a government official instead of by a member of the clergy.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
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a marriage performed by a government official rather than by a clergyman
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
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Broader terms: marriage, wedding, marriage ceremony
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Across languages
Translations
21 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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Chinese Mandarin:
民事婚姻
(mínshì hūnyīn)
— marriage performed by a government official instead of by a member of the clergy
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Esperanto:
civila geedzeco
— marriage performed by a government official instead of by a member of the clergy
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Finnish:
siviiliavioliitto
— marriage performed by a government official instead of by a member of the clergy
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Finnish:
siviilivihkiminen
— marriage performed by a government official instead of by a member of the clergy
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French:
mariage civil
— marriage performed by a government official instead of by a member of the clergy
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Georgian:
სამოქალაქო ქორწინება
(samokalako korc̣ineba)
— marriage performed by a government official instead of by a member of the clergy
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German:
standesamtliche Trauung
— marriage performed by a government official instead of by a member of the clergy
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German:
Zivilehe
— marriage performed by a government official instead of by a member of the clergy
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German:
Ziviltrauung
— marriage performed by a government official instead of by a member of the clergy
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Greek:
πολιτικός γάμος
(politikós gámos)
— marriage performed by a government official instead of by a member of the clergy
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Italian:
matrimonio civile
— marriage performed by a government official instead of by a member of the clergy
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Italian:
rito civile
— marriage performed by a government official instead of by a member of the clergy
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Pannonian Rusyn:
гражданске малженство
(hraždanske malženstvo)
— marriage performed by a government official instead of by a member of the clergy
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Portuguese:
casamento civil
— marriage performed by a government official instead of by a member of the clergy
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Romanian:
căsătorie civilă
— marriage performed by a government official instead of by a member of the clergy
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Russian:
гражда́нский брак
(graždánskij brak)
— marriage performed by a government official instead of by a member of the clergy
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Spanish:
matrimonio civil
— marriage performed by a government official instead of by a member of the clergy
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Tagalog:
kasal sa huwes
— marriage performed by a government official instead of by a member of the clergy
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Thai:
การสมรสตามกฎหมาย
(gaan-sǒm-rót-dtaam-gòt-mǎai)
— marriage performed by a government official instead of by a member of the clergy
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Ukrainian:
циві́льний шлюб
(cyvílʹnyj šljub)
— marriage performed by a government official instead of by a member of the clergy
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See also:
putative marriage
— marriage performed by a government official instead of by a member of the clergy
