Phrase guide

civil partnership

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A union similar to marriage which same-sex couples, and in some jurisdictions opposite-sex couples, may form, which affords rights and responsibilities similar or identical to those afforded by civil marriage.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

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Antonyms: none provided

History

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Across languages

Translations

32 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Afrikaans: burgerlike verbintenis — arrangement for same-sex couples
  • Chinese Mandarin: 民事伴侶關係 /民事伴侣关系 (mínshì bànlǚ guānxì) — arrangement for same-sex couples
  • Chinese Mandarin: 民事結合 /民事结合 (mínshì jiéhé) — arrangement for same-sex couples
  • Czech: registrované partnerství — arrangement for same-sex couples
  • Danish: registreret partnerskab — arrangement for same-sex couples
  • Dutch: geregistreerd partnerschap — arrangement for same-sex couples
  • Esperanto: registrita partnereco — arrangement for same-sex couples
  • Faroese: skrásett parlag — arrangement for same-sex couples
  • Finnish: rekisteröity parisuhde — arrangement for same-sex couples
  • French: partenariat civil — arrangement for same-sex couples
  • French: partenariat enregistré — arrangement for same-sex couples
  • French: PACS — arrangement for same-sex couples
  • West-Frisian: registrearre partnerskip — arrangement for same-sex couples
  • German: eingetragene Partnerschaft — arrangement for same-sex couples
  • Greenlandic: nalunaarsukkamik inooqatigiinneq — arrangement for same-sex couples
  • Hungarian: bejegyzett élettársi kapcsolat — arrangement for same-sex couples
  • Hungarian: regisztrált élettársi kapcsolat — arrangement for same-sex couples
  • Icelandic: staðfest samvist — arrangement for same-sex couples
  • Irish: páirtnéireacht shibhialta — arrangement for same-sex couples
  • Manx: commeeys theayagh — arrangement for same-sex couples
  • Norwegian Bokmål: registrert partnerskap — arrangement for same-sex couples
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: registrert partnarskap — arrangement for same-sex couples
  • Portuguese: parceria civil — arrangement for same-sex couples
  • Romansh: partenadi registrà — arrangement for same-sex couples
  • Inari-Sami: registeristum kyeimikoskâvuotâ — arrangement for same-sex couples
  • Northern Sami: registrerejuvvon párragaskavuohta — arrangement for same-sex couples
  • Scottish Gaelic: companas-catharra — arrangement for same-sex couples
  • Scottish Gaelic: com-pàirteachas sìobhalta — arrangement for same-sex couples
  • Slovak: registrované partnerstvo — arrangement for same-sex couples
  • Swedish: registrerat partnerskap — arrangement for same-sex couples
  • Ukrainian: циві́льне партне́рство (cyvílʹne partnérstvo) — arrangement for same-sex couples
  • Welsh: partneriaeth sifil — arrangement for same-sex couples