registry office
noun/ˈredʒɪstri ɒfɪs/
/ˈredʒɪstri ɑːfɪs/
(also register office)
- (in the UK) a place where civil marriages (= that do not involve a religious ceremony) are performed and where records of births, marriages and deaths are made
- to get married in/at a registry office
Oxford Collocations DictionaryRegistry office is used before these nouns:- wedding
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