republic
English
[ɹɪˈpʌblɪk]
noun
Definitions
- A state where sovereignty rests with the people or their representatives, rather than with a monarch or emperor; a country with no monarchy.
- (archaic) A state, which may or may not be a monarchy, in which the executive and legislative branch of branches of government are separate.
- One of the subdivisions constituting Russia. See oblast.
Etymology
Borrowed from Middle French republique (republic) borrowed from Latin rēpūblicā.
Origin
Latin
rēpūblicā
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- Peru English
- Republic of Peru English
- Salo English
- Salo Republic English
- antirepublican English
- extrarepublic English
- extrarepublican English
- interrepublic English
- interrepublican English
- intrarepublic English
- intrarepublican English
- nonrepublic English
- of English
- republican English
- republicanism English
- republicanist English
- republicanize English
- republicism English
- republicize English
- republicwide English
- unrepublican English
- res publica Latin
- rēpūblicā Latin
- rēspublica Latin
- rēspūblica Latin
- Bundesrepublik German
- Republik German
- Republikflucht German
- Republikflüchtling German
- republiek Dutch, Flemish
- républicain French
- république French
- república Spanish, Castilian
- republikk Norwegian Bokmål
- republik Swedish
- republika Polish
- republikk Norwegian Nynorsk
- republik Danish
- republiko Ido
- republique Middle French
- רעפּובליק Yiddish
- repüblik Volapük
- repiblik Haitian, Haitian Creole