republic

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English

Alternative forms

• republick, republique (obsolete)

Etymology

From Middle French republique (“republic”), from Latin rēspūblicā, from rēs (“thing”) + pūblica (“public”); hence literally “the public thing”.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɹɪˈpʌb.lɪk/, /ɹəˈpʌb.lɪk/
• (Northern England, Ireland) IPA^(key): /ɹɪˈpʊb.lɪk/, /ɹəˈpʊb.lɪk/
• Hyphenation: re‧pub‧lic

Noun

republic (plural republics)

1. A state where sovereignty rests with the people or their representatives, rather than with a monarch or emperor; a country with no monarchy.
2. (archaic) A state, which may or may not be a monarchy, in which the executive and legislative branches of government are separate.
3. One of the subdivisions constituting Russia. See oblast.

4. One of the subdivisions that made up the former Yugoslavia.

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Translations

See also

• commonwealth
• republic on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Further reading

• “republic”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
• “republic”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.
• “republic”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.

Romanian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [reˈpublik]

Verb

republic

1. first-person singular present indicative/subjunctive of republica