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propiska

/pɹəˈpɪskə/

propiska noun: a system of population control in the ex-USSR, (regional) residence permit, registration.

Noun

propiska (uncountable)

  1. a system of population control in the ex-USSR, (regional) residence permit, registration
  2. the stamp in the Soviet internal passport (serving as a personal ID) with the registered address.
  3. (broadly) domicile, place where one lives (as stated in the stamp)

propiska meaning in Vietnamese

propiska in Vietnamese

system of mandatory registration in ex-USSR
đăng ký, đăng ký cư trú
stamp
dấu đăng kí

Origin of propiska

Borrowed from Russian пропи́ска (propíska), from пропи́сывать (propísyvatʹ, “write into”).

Questions about propiska

What does propiska mean?
Propiska means a system of population control in the ex-USSR, (regional) residence permit, registration.
What is propiska in Vietnamese?
Propiska in Vietnamese is đăng ký, đăng ký cư trú, dấu đăng kí. See Propiska meaning in Vietnamese.
What part of speech is propiska?
Propiska is a noun.
How do you pronounce propiska?
Propiska is pronounced /pɹəˈpɪskə/.

Words near propiska in the dictionary

  1. propionyls
  2. propiophenone
  3. propiophenones
  4. propipocaine
  5. propiram
  6. propiska
  7. propitiable
  8. propitiary
  9. propitiate
  10. propitiated
  11. propitiates

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