propiska

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/pɹəˈpɪskə/

noun

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

OriginRussian пропи́ска →
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Meanings

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

Origin

  1. Russianпропи́ска
  2. Englishpropiska

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

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Translations

Chinese Mandarin 居民許可證 /居民许可证
  • 居民許可證 /居民许可证 (jūmín xǔkě zhèng)system of mandatory registration in ex-USSR
Czech registrace, propiska
  • registracesystem of mandatory registration in ex-USSR
  • propiskasystem of mandatory registration in ex-USSR
Finnish oleskelulupa, asuinpaikka
  • oleskelulupasystem of mandatory registration in ex-USSR
  • asuinpaikkadomicile
French propiska, enregistrement
  • propiskasystem of mandatory registration in ex-USSR
  • enregistrementsystem of mandatory registration in ex-USSR
German Propiska, Anmeldung
  • Propiskasystem of mandatory registration in ex-USSR
  • Anmeldungsystem of mandatory registration in ex-USSR
Hungarian propiszka
  • propiszkasystem of mandatory registration in ex-USSR
Japanese プロピスカ
  • プロピスカ (puropisuka)system of mandatory registration in ex-USSR
Korean 프로피스카
  • 프로피스카 (peuropiseuka)system of mandatory registration in ex-USSR
Polish zameldowanie, propiska
  • zameldowaniesystem of mandatory registration in ex-USSR
  • propiskasystem of mandatory registration in ex-USSR
Portuguese propiska
  • propiskasystem of mandatory registration in ex-USSR
Russian пропи́ска, пропи́ска
  • пропи́ска (propíska)system of mandatory registration in ex-USSR
  • пропи́ска (propíska)stamp
  • пропи́ска (propíska)domicile
Spanish propiska
  • propiskasystem of mandatory registration in ex-USSR
Ukrainian пропи́ска, пропи́ска
  • пропи́ска (propýska)system of mandatory registration in ex-USSR
  • пропи́ска (propýska)stamp
  • пропи́ска (propýska)domicile
Vietnamese đăng ký, đăng ký cư trú
  • đăng kýsystem of mandatory registration in ex-USSR
  • đăng ký cư trúsystem of mandatory registration in ex-USSR
  • dấu đăng kístamp
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Chicago

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