registry office

noun
🔊/ˈredʒɪstri ɒfɪs/
🔊/ˈredʒɪstri ɑːfɪs/
(also register office)
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  1. (in the UK) a place where civil marriages (= that do not involve a religious ceremony) are performed and where records of births, marriages and deaths are made户籍登记处(在英国可举办不涉及宗教仪式的婚礼,并负责登记出生及婚丧等事项)
    • to get married in/at a registry office在户籍登记处登记结婚
    Topics Life stagesc1
    Oxford Collocations DictionaryRegistry office is used before these nouns:
    • wedding
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