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propiska

/pɹəˈpɪskə/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
propiska
IPA
/pɹəˈpɪskə/
16
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
1
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

a system of population control in the ex-USSR, (regional) residence permit, registration

Uncountable

noun

the stamp in the Soviet internal passport (serving as a personal ID) with the registered address.

Uncountable

noun

domicile, place where one lives (as stated in the stamp)

Uncountable

Etymology

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

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: пропи́ска

Usage

Questions

How do you pronounce propiska?
The recorded pronunciation is /pɹəˈpɪskə/.
What does propiska mean?
a system of population control in the ex-USSR, (regional) residence permit, registration
Where does propiska come from?
It is traced to Russian.

How to pronounce propiska

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