propiska

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propiska

  • /pɹəˈpɪskə/

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

noun

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

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noun system of mandatory registration in ex-USSR

Españolpropiska
한국어프로피스카 peuropiseuka
日本語プロピスカ puropisuka
中文居民許可證 /居民许可证 jūmín xǔkě zhèng
Portuguêspropiska
Françaispropiska, enregistrement
DeutschPropiska, Anmeldung
Русскийпропи́ска propíska
Tiếng Việtđăng ký, đăng ký cư trú

noun stamp

Русскийпропи́ска propíska
Tiếng Việtdấu đăng kí

noun domicile

Русскийпропи́ска propíska

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@misc{propiska_2026,
  title = {propiska},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/propiska},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}