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civil registry

civil registry noun: a government repository, database recording the vital events (births, deaths, etc.) of its citizens and residents, its office.

Noun

civil registry (plural civil registries)

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

Forms of civil registry

pluralcivil registries

Questions about civil registry

What does civil registry mean?
Civil registry means a government repository, database recording the vital events (births, deaths, etc.) of its citizens and residents, its office.
What part of speech is civil registry?
Civil registry is a noun.
What is the plural of civil registry?
The plural of civil registry is civil registries.

Words near civil registry in the dictionary

  1. civil partnerships
  2. civil power
  3. civil powers
  4. civil procedure
  5. civil registries
  6. civil registry
  7. civil right
  8. civil rightist
  9. civil rightists
  10. civil rights
  11. civil rights movement

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