republic
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republic¹
- /ɹɪˈpʌb.lɪk/
- /ɹəˈpʌb.lɪk/
- /ɹɪˈpʊb.lɪk/ Ireland, Northern England
- /ɹəˈpʊb.lɪk/ Ireland, Northern England
Where it comes from
From Middle French republique (“republic”), from Latin rēspūblicā, from rēs (“thing”) + pūblica (“public”); hence literally “the public thing”. Like with real, to many, the first morpheme has assimilated to re-, making it derivable as re- + public. Displaced native Old English cynewīse (“state, nation, republic”).
noun republics · republick · republique
- A state where sovereignty rests with the people or their representatives, rather than with a monarch or emperor; a country with no monarchy. The United States is a republic; Norway is a constitutional monarchy.
- A state, which may or may not be a monarchy, in which the executive and legislative branches of government are separate. Republicanism is the political principle of the separation of the executive power (the administration) from the legislative; despotism is that of the autonomous execution by the state of laws which it has itself decreed.[…]Therefore, we can say: the smaller the personnel of the government (the small
- One of the subdivisions constituting Russia. See oblast. The Republic of Udmurtia is west of the Permian Oblast.
- One of the subdivisions that made up the former Yugoslavia.
Republic²
proper noun
- A small city in Republic County, Kansas, United States.
- An unincorporated community and census-designated place in Marquette County, Michigan, United States.
- A city in Christian County and Greene County, Missouri, United States.
- A village in Seneca County, Ohio, United States.
- An unincorporated community and census-designated place in Fayette County, Pennsylvania, United States.
- A small city, the county seat of Ferry County, Washington, United States.
- An unincorporated community in Kanawha County, West Virginia, United States.
- The Roman Republic. The general adoption of the system for all free men came towards the end of the Republic.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: democracy, commonwealth, republicanism, federation, republican, government, president, territory, country, attorney, saint, islamic, bab, prc, russian, rok
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noun a type of state
| Español | república |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 공화국 gonghwaguk, 민국 min'guk |
| 日本語 | 共和国 kyōwakoku, 民国 minkoku |
| 中文 | 共和國 /共和国 gònghéguó, 民國 /民国 mínguó |
| हिन्दी | गणराज्य gaṇrājya, गणतंत्र gaṇtantra, जम्हूरियत jamhūriyat |
| Kiswahili | jamhuri |
| Português | república |
| Français | république |
| Deutsch | Republik |
| Italiano | repubblica |
| Ελληνικά | δημοκρατία dimokratía |
| Română | republică |
| Русский | респу́блика respúblika |
| Tiếng Việt | cộng hòa |
| العربية | جُمْهُورِيَّة jumhūriyya |
| עברית | רֶפּוּבְּלִיקָה repúblika |
noun one of the kinds of parts constituting Russia
| Español | república |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 共和國 /共和国 gònghéguó |
| Português | república |
| Français | république |
| Deutsch | Republik, Teilrepublik |
| Italiano | repubblica |
| Ελληνικά | δημοκρατία dimokratía |
| Русский | респу́блика respúblika |
| Tiếng Việt | cộng hoà |
Talk about this word "republic." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/republic. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. republic. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/republic "republic." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/republic.Cite this
@misc{republic_2026,
title = {republic},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/republic},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
