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license plate

  • /ˈlaɪ.sənsˌpleɪt/

noun license plates · licence plate

  1. US An identifying tag, usually made of metal, bearing a sequence of letters or numbers identifying the vehicle, and placed at the rear and, often, also at the front of a motor vehicle.

    Similar: number plate, registration plate

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noun an identifying plate attached to a vehicle

Españolchapa, matrícula, patente, placa, tablilla
한국어자동차 번호판 jadongcha beonhopan, 차량 번호판 charyang beonhopan
日本語ナンバープレート nanbā purēto
中文號牌 /号牌 hàopái, 牌照 páizhào, 車牌 /车牌 chēpái
हिन्दीवाहन पंजीकरण प्लेट vāhan pañjīkraṇ pleṭ
Portuguêsplaca, chapa
Françaisplaque d'immatriculation, plaque minéralogique
DeutschKfz-Kennzeichen, Nummernschild
Italianotarga
Ελληνικάπινακίδα κυκλοφορίας pinakída kykloforías
Românăplăcuță de înmatriculare, placă de înmatriculare
Русскийномерно́й знак nomernój znak, автомоби́льный но́мер avtomobílʹnyj nómer, регистрацио́нный но́мер registraciónnyj nómer
Tiếng Việtbiển đăng ký xe
العربيةلَوْحَةُ سَيَّارَةٍ lawḥatu sayyāratin, لَوْحَةُ تَسْجِيلٍ مَرْكَبَةٍ lawḥatu tasjīlin markabatin
עבריתלוחית רישוי \ לוּחִית רִשּׁוּי lukhít rishúy

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@misc{license_plate_2026,
  title = {license plate},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/license%20plate},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}