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Definition of registry
registries
1 : registration, enrollment
2 : the nationality of a ship according to its entry in a register : flag
3 : a place of registration
4a : an official record bookb : an entry in a registry
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Examples of registry in a Sentence
the Massachusetts Registry of Motor Vehicles
got a copy of the couple's bridal registry from the store's computer and scanned it for items we could afford
Recent Examples of registry from the Web
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The real Morel and Wilson had no luck reaching MTA, which shut down 20 years ago and was dropped from the Colorado secretary of state’s registry in 2001.
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About 1 in 20 women with Zika so far have had babies with birth defects in U.S. territories, according to the latest pregnancy registry data.
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About 1 in 20 women with Zika so far have had babies with birth defects in U.S. territories, according to the latest pregnancy registry data.
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Amazon.com will begin selling Nike shoes directly through a brand-registry program designed to keep counterfeit goods off the site, according to a person familiar with the situation.
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During the presidential campaign last year — during the talk of Muslim bans and Muslim registries — her husband bought her a can of mace to carry in her bag.
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The proposal would block Birmingham's participation in illegal federal registries or surveillance programs that target individuals of Muslim faith or Arab, Middle Eastern and North African background, according to Adelante Alabama Worker Center.
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The $1,160 price tag for a bassinet that a baby outgrows after six months is bound to keep it off the baby registry for many.
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Chinese business registry filings show that the majority shareholder of Dandong Dongyuan, with a 97 percent stake, is a Chinese citizen named Sun Sidong.
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First Known Use of registry
1589
REGISTRY Defined for English Language Learners
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: a place where official records are kept
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: a book or system for keeping an official list or record of items
REGISTRY Defined for Kids
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registries
: a place where registration takes place a registry of motor vehicles
Medical Dictionary
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registries
1: a place where data, records, or laboratory samples are kept and usually are made available for research or comparative study a cancer registry
2: an establishment at which nurses available for employment are listed and through which they are hired
Law Dictionary
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registries
1 : registration an instrument filed for registry in the conveyance records — Louisiana Civil Code
2 : the nationality of a ship according to its entry in a register
3 : a place of registration : a place where official records and documents are kept the registry of motor vehicles registry of deeds
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