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censimento

census

noun chehn-see-MEHN-toh Less Common
People & Society Government

Origin: from Latin census 'registration'

Also means

survey

Usage Note

Censimento is the official population census, and by extension a systematic survey or inventory of anything, like a censimento degli alberi ('tree survey'). The verb is censire; the plural is censimenti.

Examples

"Il censimento avviene ogni dieci anni."

Natural Translation

The census happens every ten years.

Literal Translation

The census happens every ten years.

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