Republic Definition

rĭ-pŭblĭk
republics
noun
republics
Any group whose members are regarded as having a certain equality or common aims, pursuits, etc.
The republic of letters.
Webster's New World
Any of the constituent territorial and political units of the U.S.S.R., Yugoslavia, etc.
Webster's New World
A state or nation with a president as its titular head.
Webster's New World
A group of people working as equals in the same sphere or field.
The republic of letters.
American Heritage
A specified republican regime of a nation.
The Fifth Republic of France.
Webster's New World
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Singular:
republic
Plural:
republics

Origin of Republic

  • French république from Old French from Latin rēspūblica rēs thing rē- in Indo-European roots pūblica feminine of pūblicus of the people public

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From French république (“republic"), derived from Latin rÄ“s publica (“republic"), from rÄ“s (“thing") + pÅ«blica (“public"); hence literally “the public thing".

    From Wiktionary

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