register office

English

Noun

register office (plural register offices)

(Britain) The local office in which births, marriages and deaths are registered, and in which civil marriages are conducted.
(archaic) An employment office.

Usage notes

See notes at registry office.

Translations

the local office in which births, marriages and deaths are registered, and in which civil marriages are conducted

Czech: matrika (cs) f
German: Standesamt (de) n
Greek: ληξιαρχείο (el) n (lixiarcheío)
Italian: anagrafe (it) f

Portuguese: cartório (pt)
Romanian: oficiu de stare civilă n
Spanish: registro civil m

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