Translation
republic
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Word origin
From Latin res publica, 'the public thing', two words for the common affairs of the citizens. Latin fused them long before Esperanto borrowed the result.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- res publica
- English cognates
- republic, public
Examples
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The country became a republic after the war.
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In a republic the people elect their president.
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The republic has no king.
The seam here is a trap. opens with the letters of the prefix -, but it is not - plus : the whole thing is one borrowed root, -, and cutting it in half gives you "the public again", which is nonsense. Note also that in Esperanto is the audience or the public as a body of people, while the adjective for public affairs is .
Where this fits
Word family
Words built on respubliko with Esperanto's affixes. Read each one from its parts.
- respublikanonoun
republican
respubliko-an-: a supporter of a republic
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Start your free weekThis word is taught in chapter 19, lesson 6: respubliko, indiĝeno, papilio and 6 more words.