English Explanatory Dictionary

propiska

English dictionary entry

Meanings

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

Pronunciation

/pɹəˈpɪskə/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-propiska.wav

Word forms

propiska

Etymology

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

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