Meanings
plural civil partnerships
- countableuncountableA union similar to marriage which same-sex couples, and in some jurisdictions opposite-sex couples, may form, which affords rights and responsibilities similar or identical to those afforded by civil marriage.
Synonyms: civil union, domestic partnership, registered partnership
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA union similar to marriage which same-sex couples, and in some jurisdictions opposite-sex couples, may form, which affords rights and responsibilities similar or identical to those afforded by civil marriage.
Translations
Afrikaans burgerlike verbintenis
- burgerlike verbintenisarrangement for same-sex couples
Chinese Mandarin 民事伴侶關係 /民事伴侣关系, 民事結合 /民事结合
- 民事伴侶關係 /民事伴侣关系 (mínshì bànlǚ guānxì)arrangement for same-sex couples
- 民事結合 /民事结合 (mínshì jiéhé)arrangement for same-sex couples
Czech registrované partnerství
- registrované partnerstvíarrangement for same-sex couples
Danish registreret partnerskab
- registreret partnerskabarrangement for same-sex couples
Dutch geregistreerd partnerschap
- geregistreerd partnerschaparrangement for same-sex couples
Esperanto registrita partnereco
- registrita partnerecoarrangement for same-sex couples
Finnish rekisteröity parisuhde
- rekisteröity parisuhdearrangement for same-sex couples
French partenariat civil, partenariat enregistré
- partenariat civilarrangement for same-sex couples
- partenariat enregistréarrangement for same-sex couples
- PACSarrangement for same-sex couples
German eingetragene Partnerschaft
- eingetragene Partnerschaftarrangement for same-sex couples
Hungarian bejegyzett élettársi kapcsolat, regisztrált élettársi kapcsolat
- bejegyzett élettársi kapcsolatarrangement for same-sex couples
- regisztrált élettársi kapcsolatarrangement for same-sex couples
Icelandic staðfest samvist
- staðfest samvistarrangement for same-sex couples
Irish páirtnéireacht shibhialta
- páirtnéireacht shibhialtaarrangement for same-sex couples
Norwegian Bokmål registrert partnerskap
- registrert partnerskaparrangement for same-sex couples
Portuguese parceria civil
- parceria civilarrangement for same-sex couples
Scottish Gaelic companas-catharra, com-pàirteachas sìobhalta
- companas-catharraarrangement for same-sex couples
- com-pàirteachas sìobhaltaarrangement for same-sex couples
Slovak registrované partnerstvo
- registrované partnerstvoarrangement for same-sex couples
Swedish registrerat partnerskap
- registrerat partnerskaparrangement for same-sex couples
Ukrainian циві́льне партне́рство
- циві́льне партне́рство (cyvílʹne partnérstvo)arrangement for same-sex couples
Welsh partneriaeth sifil
- partneriaeth sifilarrangement for same-sex couples
Cite this entry
civil partnership. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/civil%20partnership
“civil partnership.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/civil%20partnership. Accessed November 5, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “civil partnership,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/civil%20partnership.
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