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Einwohnermeldeamt

residents' registration office

noun INE-vo-ner-mel-de-amt Rare
People & Society Government

Also means

registration authority

Usage Note

Einwohnermeldeamt is the office where every resident must register their address, a duty called Anmeldung. Newcomers to Germany visit it within two weeks of moving in. It is often shortened to Meldeamt; the plural is Einwohnermeldeämter.

Examples

"Beim Einwohnermeldeamt muss man sich nach dem Umzug anmelden."

Natural Translation

At the residents' registration office you must register after moving.

Literal Translation

At-the residents-registration-office must one oneself after the move register.

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