different between registration vs propiska

English

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -e???n

Noun

registration (countable and uncountable, plural registrations)

1. (uncountable) The act of signing up or registering for something.

   Complete the registration process.

2. (countable) That which registers or makes something official, e.g. the form or paper that registers.

   Did you submit your car registration yet?

3. (uncountable) Alignment, e.g. of colors or other elements in a printing process.
4. (uncountable) The location where guests register, especially with a hotel.

   The elevators are just past registration.

5. (music) The art of selecting and combining the stops or registers of an organ.

Hyponyms

• autoregistration

Translations

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Russian ????????? (propíska), from ???????????? (propísyvat?, “write into”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /p???p?sk?/

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. (by extension) domicile, place where one lives (as stated in the stamp)

Translations

Czech

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [?prop?ska]

Noun

propiska f

1. ballpoint pen, biro (UK)
2. (ex-USSR) propiska, registration

Declension

Synonyms

• kuli?kové pero n
• propisovací tužka f (rare)
• propisova?ka f (rare)

Further reading

• propiska in P?íru?ní slovník jazyka ?eského, 1935–1957
• propiska in Slovník spisovného jazyka ?eského, 1960–1971, 1989

Portuguese

Noun

propiska f (uncountable)

1. propiska (system of mandatory registration in ex-USSR)