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Etymology
1. republic
noun. ['riːˈpʌblək, riːˈpʌblɪk'] a political system in which the supreme power lies in a body of citizens who can elect people to represent them.
Etymology
- république (French)
- res publica (Latin)
Rhymes with Banana Republic
- interpublic
- nonpublic
2. republic
noun. ['riːˈpʌblək, riːˈpʌblɪk'] a form of government whose head of state is not a monarch.
Synonyms
Etymology
- république (French)
- res publica (Latin)
3. banana
noun. ['bəˈnænə'] any of several tropical and subtropical treelike herbs of the genus Musa having a terminal crown of large entire leaves and usually bearing hanging clusters of elongated fruits.
Synonyms
Etymology
- banaana (Wolof)