propiska

Meaning

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)

Translations

Anmeldung

Propiska

enregistrement

propiska

propiska

propiska

Pronounced as (IPA)

/pɹəˈpɪskə/

Etymology

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