republican

/ɹɪˈpʌblɪkən/
adjectivenoun

Advocating or supporting a republic as a form of government, advocating or supporting republicanism.

NWL Collins ENABLE

Adjective 2 meanings

  1. Advocating or supporting a republic as a form of government, advocating or supporting republicanism.

  2. Of or belonging to a republic.

Noun 3 meanings

  1. Someone who favors a republic as a form of government.

  2. Synonym of American cliff swallow.

  3. Synonym of sociable weaver.

Definitions: Wiktionary (CC BY-SA) via Kaikki/Wiktextract

Where it comes from

Etymology

From republic + -an, partly after French républicain.

Similar and opposite words

Similar
antiroyalist
Opposite
monarchist

REPUBLICAN at a glance

REPUBLICAN has 10 letters and scores 16 points in Scrabble (R 1 + E 1 + P 3 + U 1 + B 3 + L 1 + I 1 + C 3 + A 1 + N 1) and 22 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #2,002 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.

Rhymes with republican

All rhymes
  • SCAN6
  • VULCAN11
  • PELICAN11
  • PECAN9
  • BARBICAN14
  • WICCAN13
  • PUBLICAN14
  • TRASHCAN13
  • TOUCAN8
  • MESOAMERICAN18
  • GLUCAN9
  • MOHICAN14

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