la

feminine

/ʁe.py.blik/

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Translation

republic

Word origin

From Latin res publica ('the public thing, the common affair'), from res ('thing') and publicus ('of the people').

Origin: Latin
Root: res publica
English cognates: republic, public

Grammar

Genderfeminine

Pluralrépubliques

Examples

The country became a republic after the war.

The president of the republic is speaking on television this evening.

Several republics signed the same agreement.

The republic defends everyone's freedom.

He worked for the republic for thirty years.

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This word is part of lesson 59.