republic
A state where sovereignty rests with the people or their representatives, rather than with a monarch or emperor; a country with no monarchy.
Noun 3 meanings
A state where sovereignty rests with the people or their representatives, rather than with a monarch or emperor; a country with no monarchy.
“The United States is a republic; Norway is a constitutional monarchy.”
One of the subdivisions constituting Russia. See oblast.
“The Republic of Udmurtia is west of the Permian Oblast.”
One of the subdivisions that made up the former Yugoslavia.
Etymology
From Middle French republique (“republic”), from Latin rēspūblicā, from rēs (“thing”) + pūblica (“public”); hence literally “the public thing”.
REPUBLIC at a glance
REPUBLIC has 8 letters and scores 14 points in Scrabble (R 1 + E 1 + P 3 + U 1 + B 3 + L 1 + I 1 + C 3) and 19 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #2,439 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.
Rhymes with republic
All rhymes- PUBLIC12
- CATHOLIC15
- GARLIC9
- ALCOHOLIC16
- SYMBOLIC17
- METALLIC12
- HYDRAULIC18
- METABOLIC15
- ACRYLIC14
- RELIC7
- PSYCHEDELIC24
- APOSTOLIC13
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