republic
Part of speech: noun
Morphological type: simple
Etymology: Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *(H)reh₁-der.
Proto-Indo-European *(H)reh₁ís
Proto-Italic *reis
Latin rēs
Proto-Italic *poplosder.
Old Latin poplusder.
Old Latin poplicus
Latin pūblicus
Latin pūblica
Latin rēspūblica
Latin rēpūblicālbor.
Middle French republiquebor.
English republic
From Middle French republique (“republic”), from Latin rēspūblicā, from rēs (“thing”) + pūblica (“public”); hence literally “the public thing”.
Inflected forms:
form: republics
pos: noun
tags: plural
form: republick
pos: noun
tags: alternative
obsolete
form: republique
pos: noun
tags: alternative
obsolete
Senses:
gloss: A state where sovereignty rests with the people or their representatives, rather than with a monarch or emperor; a country with no monarchy.
pos: noun
examples: The United States is a republic; Norway is a constitutional monarchy.
Perhaps the great charm of a republic to the young mind is, the career which it seems to lay open to all, and whose success depends upon personal gifts; while their exercise seems more independent when devoted to the people rather than to the monarch.
“[…] We are engaged in a great work, a treatise on our river fortifications, perhaps ? But since when did army officers afford the luxury of amanuenses in this simple republic ?[…]”
gloss: A state, which may or may not be a monarchy, in which the executive and legislative branches of government are separate.
pos: noun
tags: archaic
examples: 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 smaller the number of rulers), the greater is their representation and the more nearly the constitution approaches to the possibility of republicanism; thus the constitution may be expected by gradual reform finally to raise itself to republicanism[…]. None of the ancient so-called "republics" knew this system, and they all finally and inevitably degenerated into despotism under the sovereignty of one, which is the most bearable of all forms of despotism.
gloss: One of the subdivisions constituting Russia. See oblast.
pos: noun
examples: The Republic of Udmurtia is west of the Permian Oblast.
gloss: One of the subdivisions that made up the former Yugoslavia.
pos: noun
Related words: commonwealth
Derived words: Alpine republic
Arab Republic of Egypt
Argentine Republic
banana republic
Bilhorod People's Republic
Boer republic
Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela
California Republic
Central African Republic
Chechen Republic of Ichkeria
Co-operative Republic of Guyana
crowned republic
Czech Republic
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka
Dominican Republic
Dutch Republic
extrarepublic
Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia
Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal
federal republic
Federal Republic of Germany
Federal Republic of Nigeria
Federal Republic of Somalia
Federative Republic of Brazil
French Republic
Hellenic Republic
Helvetic Republic
interrepublic
intrarepublic
Islamic Republic of Iran
Islamic Republic of Mauritania
Islamic Republic of Pakistan
Italian Republic
Komi Republic
Lebanese Republic
Lugansk People's Republic
maritime republic
Moldavian Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic
nonrepublic
Novgorod Republic
Oriental Republic of Uruguay
parliamentary republic
People's Democratic Republic of Algeria
people's republic
People's Republic of Albania
People's Republic of Bangladesh
People's Republic of Canada
People's Republic of China
Piratini Republic
Portuguese Republic
presidential republic
republican
republicanism
Republic County
republichood
republicism
republicize
Republic of Albania
Republic of Angola
Republic of Argentina
Republic of Armenia
Republic of Austria
Republic of Azerbaijan
Republic of Bashkortostan
Republic of Benin
Republic of Botswana
Republic of Bulgaria
Republic of Central Lithuania
Republic of Chad
Republic of Chile
Republic of China
Republic of Colombia
Republic of Costa Rica
Republic of Croatia
Republic of Cuba
Republic of Cyprus
Republic of Djibouti
Republic of Ecuador
Republic of El Salvador
Republic of Estonia
Republic of Example
Republic of Fiji
Republic of Finland
Republic of Ghana
Republic of Guatemala
Republic of Guinea
Republic of Guinea-Bissau
Republic of Iceland
Republic of India
Republic of Indonesia
Republic of Iraq
Republic of Ireland
Republic of Kenya
Republic of Latvia
Republic of Liberia
Republic of Lithuania
Republic of Malawi
Republic of Maldives
Republic of Mali
Republic of Malta
Republic of Mauritius
Republic of Mordovia
Republic of Mozambique
Republic of Namibia
Republic of Niger
Republic of North Macedonia
Republic of Panama
Republic of Paraguay
Republic of Peru
Republic of Poland
Republic of Senegal
Republic of Serbia
Republic of Sierra Leone
Republic of Singapore
Republic of Slovenia
Republic of South Africa
Republic of Texas
Republic of the Congo
Republic of the Fiji Islands
Republic of the Gambia
Republic of the Philippines
Republic of the Sudan
Republic of Trinidad and Tobago
Republic of Tunisia
Republic of Turkey
Republic of Yemen
Republic of Zambia
Republic of Zaqistan
Republic of Zimbabwe
republicwide
Riograndense Republic
Salo Republic
Second Polish Republic
sister republic
Slovak Republic
Socialist Republic of Croatia
Socialist Republic of Serbia
Socialist Republic of Vietnam
Somali Federal Republic
Soviet republic
Soviet Socialist Republic
Syrian Arab Republic
Togolese Republic
Udmurt Republic
Union of Soviet Socialist Republics
United Republic of Tanzania
Translations:
lang: Abkhaz
word: ареспублика
roman: arespʼublikʼa
lang: Afrikaans
word: republiek
lang: Ainu
word: レㇲプビリカ
roman: respubirika
lang: Albanian
word: republikë
lang: Southern Altai
word: республика
roman: respublika
lang: Amharic
word: ሬፑብሊክ
roman: republik
lang: Antillean Creole
word: répiblik
lang: Antillean Creole
word: wépiblik
lang: Antillean Creole
word: wépiblik
lang: Arabic
word: جُمْهُورِيَّة
roman: jumhūriyya
lang: Arabic
word: جمهوريه
lang: Arabic
word: جُمْهُورِيَّة
roman: jumhūriyya
lang: Arabic
word: جُمْهُورِيَّة
lang: Aragonese
word: republica
lang: Armenian
word: հանրապետություն
roman: hanrapetutʻyun
lang: Assamese
word: প্ৰজাতন্ত্ৰ
roman: prozatontro
lang: Asturian
word: república
lang: Avar
word: жумгьурият
roman: žumhurijat
lang: Azerbaijani
word: respublika
lang: Azerbaijani
word: cümhuriyyət
lang: Azerbaijani
word: imrək
lang: Baluchi
word: اُلُسراج
roman: olosráj
lang: Baluchi
word: راجمَستِری
roman: rájmasteri
lang: Bashkir
word: республика
roman: respublika
lang: Bashkir
word: йөмһүриәте
roman: yömhüriəte
lang: Basque
word: errepublika
lang: Belarusian
word: рэспу́бліка
roman: respúblika
lang: Bengali
word: প্রজাতন্ত্র
roman: projatontro
lang: Bengali
word: জনতন্ত্র
roman: jonotontro
lang: Bengali
word: গণরাষ্ট্র
roman: gonoraśṭro
lang: Bengali
word: গণরাজ্য
roman: gonorajjo
lang: Bengali
word: জমহুরিয়ত
roman: jomhuriẏot
lang: Breton
word: republik
lang: Bulgarian
word: репу́блика
roman: repúblika
lang: Burmese
word: သမ္မတနိုင်ငံ
roman: samma.ta.nuingngam
lang: Buryat
word: республика
roman: rjespublika
lang: Buryat
word: бүгэдэ найрамдаха улас
roman: bügede najramdaxa ulas
lang: Carpathian Rusyn
word: респу́бліка
roman: respúblika
lang: Catalan
word: república
lang: Chechen
word: пачхьалкх
roman: pačḥʳalq
lang: Chechen
word: республик
roman: respublik
lang: Chinese Cantonese
word: 共和國 /共和国
roman: gung⁶ wo⁴ gwok³
lang: Chinese Cantonese
word: 民國 /民国
roman: man⁴ gwok³
lang: Chinese
word: гунхәгуә
roman: gunhəguə
lang: Chinese
word: гунхәгуй
roman: gunhəguy
lang: Chinese
word: республика
roman: ri͡əspublika
lang: Chinese
word: мингуй
roman: minguy
lang: Eastern Min Chinese
word: 共和國 /共和国
roman: gê̤ṳng-huò-guók
lang: Eastern Min Chinese
word: 民國 /民国
roman: mìng-guók
lang: Gan Chinese
word: 共和國 /共和国
roman: kung⁵ fo⁴ guet⁶
lang: Gan Chinese
word: 民國 /民国
roman: min⁴ guet⁶
lang: Hakka Chinese
word: 共和國 /共和国
roman: khiung-fò-koet
lang: Hakka Chinese
word: 民國 /民国
roman: mìn-koet
lang: Chinese
word: 共和國 /共和国
roman: kiōng-hô-kok
lang: Chinese
word: 民國 /民国
roman: zh-min-nan
lang: Jin Chinese
word: 共和國 /共和国
roman: gung³ hue¹ gueh⁶
lang: Jin Chinese
word: 民國 /民国
roman: ming¹ gueh⁶
lang: Chinese Mandarin
word: 共和國 /共和国
roman: gònghéguó
lang: Chinese Mandarin
word: 民國 /民国
roman: mínguó
lang: Northern Min Chinese
word: 共和國 /共和国
roman: gō̤ng-uǎ-gŏ
lang: Wu Chinese
word: 共和國 /共和国
roman: ⁶gon-wu₆-koq₇
lang: Wu Chinese
word: 民國 /民国
roman: ⁶min-koq
lang: Xiang Chinese
word: 共和國 /共和国
roman: gong⁵ ho² gue⁶
lang: Xiang Chinese
word: 民國 /民国
roman: min² gue⁶
lang: East Circassian
word: республикэ
roman: respublikɛ
lang: West Circassian
word: республик
roman: respublik
lang: West Circassian
word: жъугъэхэку
roman: žʷuğɛxɛkʷu
lang: West Circassian
word: жъугъэ къэрэл
roman: žʷuğɛ qɛrɛl
lang: Coptic
word: ⲙⲉⲧⲙⲏϣ
roman: metmēš
lang: Coptic
word: ⲡⲓⲇⲏⲙⲟⲥⲓⲱⲛ
roman: pidēmosiōn
lang: Cornish
word: repoblek
lang: Corsican
word: republica
lang: Crimean Tatar
word: cumhuriyet
lang: Crimean Tatar
word: джумхуриет
lang: Crimean Tatar
word: џумхуријет
lang: Czech
word: republika
lang: Danish
word: republik
lang: Dhivehi
word: ޖުމްހޫރިއްޔާ
roman: jum̊hūriyyā
lang: Dutch
word: republiek
lang: Dutch
word: gemenebest
lang: Dutch
word: vrijstaat
lang: Erzya
word: вейсветямо
roman: vejsveťamo
lang: Esperanto
word: respubliko
lang: Estonian
word: vabariik
lang: Extremaduran
word: repúbrica
lang: Faroese
word: lýðveldi
lang: Faroese
word: tjóðveldi
lang: Finnish
word: tasavalta
lang: French
word: république
lang: Middle French
word: republique
lang: North Frisian
word: republiik
lang: Saterland Frisian
word: Republik
lang: West-Frisian
word: republyk
lang: Friulian
word: republiche
lang: Galician
word: república
lang: Georgian
word: რესპუბლიკა
roman: resṗubliḳa
lang: German
word: Republik
lang: Bavarian German
word: Republik
lang: Greek
word: δημοκρατία
roman: dimokratía
lang: Ancient Greek
word: πολιτεία
roman: politeía
lang: Greenlandic
word: republikki
lang: Gujarati
word: ગણતંત્ર
roman: gaṇtantra
lang: Haitian Creole
word: repiblik
lang: Hausa
word: jamhuriya
lang: Hawaiian
word: lepupalika
lang: Hawaiian
word: aupuni pelekikena
lang: Hebrew
word: רֶפּוּבְּלִיקָה
roman: repúblika
lang: Hindi
word: गणराज्य
roman: gaṇrājya
lang: Hindi
word: गणतंत्र
roman: gaṇtantra
lang: Hindi
word: जम्हूरियत
roman: jamhūriyat
lang: Hungarian
word: köztársaság
lang: Icelandic
word: lýðveldi
lang: Ido
word: republiko
lang: Indonesian
word: republik
lang: Ingrian
word: respublikka
lang: Irish
word: poblacht
lang: Italian
word: repubblica
lang: Japanese
word: 共和国
roman: kyōwakoku
lang: Japanese
word: 民国
roman: minkoku
lang: Kalmyk
word: республик
roman: respublik
lang: Kannada
word: ಗಣರಾಜ್ಯ
roman: gaṇarājya
lang: Karelian
word: tažavalda
lang: Kashubian
word: repùblika
lang: Kashmiri
word: جۆمہوٗرِیَتھ
roman: jomhūriyath
lang: Kashmiri
word: لوٗکہٕ راج
roman: lūkụ rāj
lang: Kazakh
word: республика
roman: respublika
lang: Kazakh
word: жұмхұрият
roman: jūmxūriät
lang: Khakas
word: республика
roman: respublika
lang: Khmer
word: សាធារណរដ្ឋ
roman: saathiərĕəʼnaʼrŏət
lang: Korean
word: 공화국
roman: gonghwaguk
lang: Korean
word: 민국
roman: min'guk
lang: Central Kurdish
word: جمھوریەت
roman: cimhuryet
lang: Northern Kurdish
word: komar
lang: Northern Kurdish
word: cimhûriyet
lang: Northern Kurdish
word: republîk
lang: Northern Kurdish
word: respublîk
lang: Kyrgyz
word: республика
roman: respublika
lang: Kyrgyz
word: жумурият
roman: jumuriyat
lang: Kyrgyz
word: элиш
roman: eliş
lang: Ladino
word: ריפובליקה
lang: Ladino
word: repúvlika
lang: Ladino
word: repúblika
lang: Lao
word: ສາທາລະນະລັດ
roman: sā thā la na lat
lang: Latin
word: rēspūblica
lang: Latin
word: rēs pūblica
lang: Latvian
word: republika
lang: Ligurian
word: repùbrica
lang: Lithuanian
word: respublika
lang: Livvi
word: tazavaldu
lang: Low German
word: Republik
lang: Low German
word: Republiek
lang: Lü
word: ᦷᦂᧂᧈᦷᦆᧉᦷᦅᧉ
roman: k̇ong¹xo²ko²
lang: Macedonian
word: република
roman: republika
lang: Malagasy
word: repoblika
lang: Malay
word: republik
lang: Malayalam
word: ഗണതന്ത്രം
roman: gaṇatantraṁ
lang: Maltese
word: repubblika
lang: Manchu
word: ᡤᡠᠩᡥᡝᡬᠣ
roman: gungheg'o
lang: Manchu
word: ᡳᡵᡤᡝᠨ ᡤᡠᡵᡠᠨ
roman: irgen gurun
lang: Māori
word: ripapurika
lang: Māori
word: tūwehe
lang: Māori
word: whenua tūhake
lang: Marathi
word: प्रजासत्ताक
roman: prajāsattāk
lang: Miyako
word: 共和國
roman: kyūwakuku
lang: Moksha
word: республикась
roman: respublikaś
lang: Mongolian
word: бүгд найрамдах улс
roman: bügd najramdax uls
lang: Mongolian
word: бүгд найрамдах засаг
roman: bügd najramdax zasag
lang: Mongolian
word: ᠪᠦᠭᠦᠳᠡ ᠨᠠᠶ᠋ᠢᠷᠠᠮᠳᠠᠬᠤ ᠤᠯᠤᠰ
roman: bügüde nayiramdaqu ulus
lang: Mongolian
word: ᠪᠦᠭᠦᠳᠡ ᠨᠠᠶ᠋ᠢᠷᠠᠮᠳᠠᠬᠤ ᠵᠠᠰᠠᠭ
roman: bügüde nayiramdaqu ǰasag
lang: Neapolitan
word: repubbreca
lang: Nepali
word: गणतन्त्र
roman: gaṇatantra
lang: Nivkh
word: рэспублиӄа
roman: respubliqa
lang: Nogai
word: республика
roman: respublika
lang: Nogai
word: юмериети
roman: yumeriyeti
lang: Norman
word: républyique
lang: Northern Sotho
word: repabliki
lang: Norwegian Bokmål
word: republikk
lang: Norwegian Nynorsk
word: republikk
lang: Occitan
word: republica
lang: Odia
word: ଗଣରାଜ୍ୟ
roman: gaṇarājya
lang: Okinawan
word: 共和国
roman: kyōwakuku
lang: Ossetian
word: республикӕ
roman: respublikæ
lang: Pannonian Rusyn
word: репу́блика
roman: repúblika
lang: Pashto
word: جمهوريت
roman: jamhuryat
lang: Pashto
word: ولسي حکومت
roman: wolësi hokumat
lang: Persian
word: جُمْهُورِی
roman: jumhūrī
lang: Dari
word: جَمْهُورِی
roman: jamhūrī
lang: Iranian Persian
word: جُمْهوری
roman: jomhuri
lang: Piedmontese
word: repùblica
lang: Plautdietsch
word: Republikj
lang: Polish
word: republika
lang: Polish
word: rzeczpospolita
lang: Portuguese
word: república
lang: Punjabi
word: ਗਣਰਾਜ
roman: gaṇrāj
lang: Punjabi
word: ਗਣਤੰਤਰ
roman: gaṇtantar
lang: Punjabi
word: لوکراج
roman: lokrāj
lang: Quechua
word: ripuwlika
lang: Romanian
word: republică
lang: Russian
word: респу́блика
roman: respúblika
lang: Rwanda-Rundi
word: repubulika
lang: Rwanda-Rundi
word: republika
lang: Northern Sami
word: dásseváldi
lang: Samogitian
word: respoblėka
lang: Sanskrit
word: गणतन्त्र
roman: gaṇatantra
lang: Sardinian
word: repùblica
lang: Sardinian
word: repùbrica
lang: Scots
word: republic
lang: Scots
word: republick
lang: Scottish Gaelic
word: poblachd
lang: Scottish Gaelic
word: comh-fhlaitheachd
lang: Serbo-Croatian
word: репу̀блика
lang: Serbo-Croatian
word: џумхуријет
lang: Serbo-Croatian
word: repùblika
lang: Serbo-Croatian
word: džumhurijet
lang: Sicilian
word: ripùbblica
lang: Sicilian
word: ripùbbrica
lang: Silesian
word: republika
lang: Sinhalese
word: ජනරජය
roman: janarajaya
lang: Slovak
word: republika
lang: Slovene
word: republika
lang: Solon
word: uḡeri holēsolara gurung
lang: Solon
word: irḡeng gurung
lang: Solon
word: rēspublik
lang: Lower Sorbian
word: republika
lang: Upper Sorbian
word: republika
lang: Sotho
word: rephaboliki
lang: Spanish
word: república
lang: Sranan Tongo
word: republiek
lang: Swahili
word: jamhuri
lang: Swedish
word: republik
lang: Tagalog
word: republika
lang: Tajik
word: ҷумҳурият
roman: jumhuriyat
lang: Tajik
word: ҷумҳурӣ
roman: jumhuri
lang: Tamil
word: குடியரசு
roman: kuṭiyaracu
lang: Tatar
word: җөмһүрият
roman: cömhüriyät
lang: Tatar
word: республика
roman: respubliqa
lang: Telugu
word: గణతంత్ర
roman: gaṇatantra
lang: Tetum
word: repúblika
lang: Thai
word: สาธารณรัฐ
roman: sǎa-taa-rá-ná-rát
lang: Tibetan
word: སྤྱི་མཐུན་རྒྱལ་ཁབ
roman: spyi mthun rgyal khab
lang: Tigrinya
word: ሪፓብሊክ
roman: ripablik
lang: Tsonga
word: riphabliki
lang: Tswana
word: rephaboliki
lang: Turkish
word: cumhuriyet
lang: Ottoman Turkish
word: جمهوریت
roman: cümhuriyet
lang: Turkmen
word: respublika
lang: Tuvan
word: республика
roman: respublika
lang: Udmurt
word: элькун
roman: eľkun
lang: Ukrainian
word: респу́бліка
roman: respúblika
lang: Urdu
word: جَمْہُورِیَہ
roman: jamhūriya
lang: Urdu
word: جَمْہُورِیَت
roman: jamhūriyat
lang: Uyghur
word: جۇمھۇرىيەت
roman: jumhuriyet
lang: Uzbek
word: respublika
lang: Uzbek
word: jumhuriyat
lang: Venda
word: riphabuḽiki
lang: Venetan
word: repùblica
lang: Vietnamese
word: cộng hòa
lang: Volapük
word: repüblik
lang: Walloon
word: republike
lang: Welsh
word: gweriniaeth
lang: Yakut
word: өрөспүүбүлүкэ
roman: öröspüübülüke
lang: Yakut
word: республика
roman: respublika
lang: Yiddish
word: רעפּובליק
roman: republik
lang: Zhuang
word: gunghozgoz
lang: Zhuang
word: minzgoz