register office

English

Noun

register office (plural register offices)

1. (British) The local office in which births, marriages and deaths are registered, and in which civil marriages are conducted and recorded.
2. (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
• Finnish: maistraatti (fi)
• French: bureau de l’état civil m, service de l’état civil m, état civil (fr) m
• German: Standesamt (de) n
• Greek: ληξιαρχείο (el) n (lixiarcheío)
• Hungarian: anyakönyvi iroda/hivatal/osztály
• Italian: anagrafe (it) f
• Polish: urząd stanu cywilnego (pl) m
• Portuguese: cartório (pt)
• Romanian: oficiu de stare civilă n
• Spanish: registro civil m