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1 == 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Noun 1.2.1 Translations 1.3 Proper Noun

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Etymology

From Latin respublica , res publica , literally "the public thing".

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.

   The U.S.A. is a republic; Great Britain is technically a monarchy.

2. One of the kinds of parts constituting Russia. See oblast .

   The Republic of Udmurtia is west of the Permian Oblast.

Translations

• Breton: republik f -où pl
• Catalan: república f
• Dutch: republiek
• Finnish: tasavalta
• French: république f
• Indonesian: republik
• Interlingua: [[]]
• Italian: repubblica f
• Japanese: 共和国 (きょうわこく , kyōwakoku)
• Latin: respublica
• Lithuanian: respublika f
• Polish: republika f rzeczpospolita f
• Portuguese: república f
• Russian: республика
• Spanish: república f
• Swedish: republik
• Turkish: cumhuriyet

Proper Noun

Republic

1. Political, ethical, and philosophical treatise by the Greek philosopher Plato.