# republican
## English
### Etymology

From republic +‎ -an, partly after French républicain.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ɹɪˈpʌblɪkən/
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* Rhymes: -ʌblɪkən

### Adjective

republican (comparative more republican, superlative most republican)
* Advocating or supporting a republic as a form of government, advocating or supporting republicanism. [from 17th c.]
** 2002, Colin Jones, The Great Nation, Penguin, published 2003, page 222:Republican ideology had no obvious institutional focus and ideological carrier as was the case with the discourse of reason (the monarchy) and the discourse of law (the parlements).
* Of or belonging to a republic. [from 17th c.]
** 1849–1861, Thomas Babington Macaulay, chapter I, in The History of England from the Accession of James the Second, volume (please specify |volume=I to V), London: Longman, Brown, Green, and Longmans, →OCLC:The Roman emperors were republican magistrates named by the senate.
* Alternative letter-case form of Republican.

#### Translations
### Noun

republican (plural republicans)
* Someone who favors a republic as a form of government. [from 17th c.]
    Synonyms: anti-monarchist, antiroyalist
    Antonym: monarchist
** 1791, James Boswell, “[1791]”, in James Boswell, editor, The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D. […], volume II, London: […] Henry Baldwin, for Charles Dilly, […], →OCLC:Sir, there is one Mrs Macaulay in this town, a great republican. One day when I was at her house, I put on a very grave countenance, and said to her, 'Madam, I am now become a convert to your way of thinking. I am convinced that all mankind are upon an equal footing...'
** 2005, Sean Dooley, The Big Twitch, Sydney: Allen and Unwin, page 247:I guess I am a bit of a republican at heart but I would love to be introduced to the Prince just to be able to grip him off about seeing the Noisy Scrub-bird.
** 2017 June 24, David Young, “New approach needed to convince unionists about United Ireland, Adams tell conference”, in Independent.ie:Nationalists and republicans need to adopt a new approach to convince unionists of the merits of uniting Ireland, Gerry Adams has said.
** 2023 August 1, “Son of slain republicans brings actions”, in Irish Times, page 4:A son of slain republicans Dominic and Mary McGlinchey has brought High Court actions claiming the State has failed to properly investigate his parents' murders.
* Synonym of American cliff swallow.
* Synonym of sociable weaver.

#### Related terms

* Upper Republican

#### Translations
### Derived terms

* republican marriage
* small r republican
* small "r" republican
* small-r republican

### See also

* republicanization

## Ladin
### Adjective

republican m (feminine singular republicana, masculine plural republicans, feminine plural republicanes)
* republican

#### Related terms

* republica

## Romanian
### Etymology

Borrowed from Italian republicano or French républicain. By surface analysis, republică +‎ -an.

### Adjective

republican m or n (feminine singular republicană, masculine plural republicani, feminine and neuter plural republicane)
* republican

#### Declension
### Noun

republican m (plural republicani)
* republican

#### Declension
## Spanish
### Verb

republican
* third-person plural present indicative of republicar