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civil registry

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

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noun

Meaning 1

A government repository, database recording the vital events (births, deaths, etc.) of its citizens and residents, its office.

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Across languages

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16 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Armenian: ՔԿԱԳ (KʻKAG) — government repository or database
  • Armenian: զագս (zags) — government repository or database
  • Belarusian: ЗАГС (ZAHS) — government repository or database
  • Chinese Mandarin: 民事登記處 /民事登记处 (mínshì dēngjìchù) — government repository or database
  • Finnish: väestörekisteri — government repository or database
  • French: état civil — government repository or database
  • French: registre d'état civil — government repository or database
  • German: Standesamt — government repository or database
  • Greek: ληξιαρχείο (lixiarcheío) — government repository or database
  • Hungarian: anyakönyv — government repository or database
  • Polish: akt stanu cywilnego — government repository or database
  • Russian: ЗАГС (ZAGS) — government repository or database
  • Russian: загс (zags) — government repository or database
  • Swedish: folkbokföring — government repository or database
  • Ukrainian: РАЦС (RACS) — government repository or database
  • Ukrainian: ЗАГС (ZAHS) — government repository or database