# república
## Asturian
### Etymology

Borrowed from Latin rēspūblica, from rēs pūblica (“republic”, literally “[the] public thing”), from rēs (“thing”) + pūblica (“public”).

### Noun

república f (plural repúbliques)
* republic

## Catalan
### Etymology

Borrowed from Latin rēspūblica, from rēs pūblica (“republic”, literally “[the] public thing”), from rēs (“thing”) + pūblica (“public”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: (Central, Balearic) [rəˈpub.bli.kə]
* IPA: (Valencia) [reˈpu.bli.ka]
* Audio:(file)

### Noun

república f (plural repúbliques)
* republic

#### Related terms

* republicà

#### Further reading

* “república” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

## Galician
### Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin rēspūblica, from rēs pūblica (“republic”, literally “[the] public thing”), from rēs (“thing”) + pūblica (“public”).

### Noun

república f (plural repúblicas)
* republic

## Portuguese
### Alternative forms

* repúbrica (obsolete)

### Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin rēspūblica, from rēs pūblica (“republic”, literally “[the] public thing”), from rēs (“thing”) + pūblica (“public”).

### Pronunciation

* (Angola) IPA: /rɨˈpu.bli.kɐ/, /ʁɨˈpu.bli.kɐ/
* (Brazil) IPA: /ʁeˈpu.bli.kɐ/ [heˈpu.bli.kɐ]
* (Brazil) IPA: /ʁeˈpu.bli.kɐ/ [heˈpu.bli.kɐ]
** (Rio de Janeiro) IPA: /ʁeˈpu.bli.kɐ/ [χeˈpu.bli.kɐ]
** (Southern Brazil) IPA: /ʁeˈpu.bli.ka/ [heˈpu.bli.ka]
* (Portugal) IPA: /ʁɛˈpu.bli.kɐ/ [ʁɛˈpu.βli.kɐ]
* Hyphenation: re‧pú‧bli‧ca

### Noun

república f (plural repúblicas)
* republic
** (politics) state where elected officials represent the citizens
** type of state-level subdivision used in Russia
* (university slang) rented house or apartment where various students live together
    Synonym: solar

#### Derived terms

* Nova República
* República Centro-Africana
* República Checa
* República da China
* República Democrática do Congo
* República do Congo
* República Dominicana
* República Federativa do Brasil
* República Popular da China
* Velha República

#### Related terms

* republicanamente
* republicanar
* republicanismo
* republicanista
* republicanizar
* republicano
* republicida
* republicídio
* repúblico
* republícola
* republiqueiro
* republiqueta

#### Descendants

* → Tetum: repúblika

### Adjective

república
* feminine singular of repúblico

### Further reading

* “república”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2025
* “república”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025
* “república”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2025

## Spanish
### Etymology

Borrowed from Latin rēspūblica, from rēs pūblica (“republic”, literally “[the] public thing”), from rēs (“thing”) + pūblica (“public”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /reˈpublika/ [reˈpu.β̞li.ka]
* Audio (Colombia):(file)
* Rhymes: -ublika
* Syllabification: re‧pú‧bli‧ca

### Noun

república f (plural repúblicas)
* republic

#### Derived terms

* interior de la República
* República Árabe Unida
* república bananera
* República de la India
* República Popular Democrática de Corea
* republicano
* republiqueta

### Further reading

* “república”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10