registry

B2 Topic:Law & Government

US /ˈredʒ.ɪ.stri/ UK /ˈredʒ.ɪ.stri/ See IPA manual

Freq #13457

Meanings

1

noun
an official list or database in which names, events, property, or other information are recorded

The national registry contains the names of protected historic buildings.
2

noun
an office or place where official records are kept or legal events are registered

They signed the documents at the local registry office.
3

noun
a list of gifts selected by someone for a wedding, birth, or other occasion

The couple added kitchen equipment to their wedding registry.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 noun · an official list or... register record database

2 noun · an office or place where... register officerecords office

3 noun · a list of gifts selected by... gift listwedding list

Word family

Derived forms registry-based

Related forms register registrar registration

Etymology

A variant of registery, formed from register + -y and influenced by Medieval Latin regesterium or registerium, 'record office or register.' The word came to denote both the official record and the place or system that maintains it.

Topics

Law & Government

External links

# registry

**Type:** Word
**Level:** B2
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /ˈredʒ.ɪ.stri/
**IPA (UK):** /ˈredʒ.ɪ.stri/
**Frequency rank:** 13457

## Meanings
1. an official list or database in which names, events, property, or other information are recorded
2. an office or place where official records are kept or legal events are registered
3. a list of gifts selected by someone for a wedding, birth, or other occasion

## Examples
- The national registry contains the names of protected historic buildings.
- They signed the documents at the local registry office.
- The couple added kitchen equipment to their wedding registry.

## Synonyms
- register
- record
- database

## Derived Forms
- registry-based

## Related Forms
- register
- registrar
- registration

## Etymology
A variant of registery, formed from register + -y and influenced by Medieval Latin regesterium or registerium, 'record office or register.' The word came to denote both the official record and the place or system that maintains it.

## Topics
- Law & Government

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