| C.A.R. | Central African Republic |
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| CR | Czech Republic |
| F.R.G. | Federal Republic of Germany |
| G.D.R. | German Democratic Republic |
| P.R.C. | People's Republic of China |
| republic | 1. Common weal. 2. A state in which the sovereign power resides in the whole body of the people, and is exercised by representatives elected by them; a commonwealth. Cf. Democracy. In some ancient states called republics the sovereign power was exercised by an hereditary aristocracy or a privileged few, constituting a government now distinctively called an aristocracy. In some there was a division of authority between an aristocracy and the whole body of the people except slaves. No existing republic recognizes an exclusive privilege of any class to govern, or tolerates the institution of slavery. Republic of letters, The collective body of literary or learned men. Origin: F. Republique, L. Respublica commonwealth; res a thing, an affair + publicus, publica, public. See Real, and Public. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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| republican | 1. Of or pertaining to a republic. "The Roman emperors were republican magistrates named by the senate." (Macaulay) 2. Consonant with the principles of a republic; as, republican sentiments or opinions; republican manners. Republican party. An earlier name of the Democratic party when it was opposed to the Federal party. Thomas Jefferson was its great leader. One of the existing great parties. It was organised in 1856 by a combination of voters from other parties for the purpose of opposing the extension of slavery, and in 1860 it elected Abraham Lincoln president. Origin: F. Republicain. 1. One who favors or prefers a republican form of government. 2. A member of the Republican party. 3. <ornithology> The American cliff swallow. The cliff swallows build their nests side by side, many together. A South African weaver bird (Philetaerus socius). These weaver birds build many nests together, under a large rooflike shelter, which they make of straw. Red republican. See Red. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| czech republic | Created 1 january 1993 as a result of the division of czechoslovakia into the czech republic and slovakia. (12 Dec 1998) |
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| democratic republic of the congo | A republic in central africa, south of the central african republic and north of angola and zambia. Its name changes bespeak its history: 1885-1908 congo free state, 1908-60 belgian congo, 1960-71 democratic republic of the congo, 1971-97 zaire. It changed its name back to democratic republic of the congo in 1997. The name zaire is an alternate name for the congo river from nzai, a kikongo dialect form of nazdi, river. (12 Dec 1998) |
| dominican republic | A republic in the greater antilles in the west indies. Its capital is santo domingo. With haiti, it forms the island of hispaniola - the dominican republic occupying the eastern two thirds, and haiti, the western third. It was created in 1844 after a revolt against the rule of president boyer over the entire island of hispaniola, itself visited by columbus in 1492 and settled the next year. Except for a brief period of annexation to spain (1861-65), it has been independent, though closely associated with the united states. Its name comes from the spanish santo domingo, holy sunday, with reference to its discovery on a sunday. (12 Dec 1998) |
| republic | a political system in which the supreme power lies in a body of citizens who can elect people to represent them |
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| republic | a form of government whose head of state is not a monarch |
| republic | a republic in southeastern Europe on the Adriatic coast of the Balkan Peninsula |
| republic | a republic in southwestern Africa on the Atlantic Ocean |
| republic | a republic in southwestern Asia |
| republic | a mountainous republic in central Europe |
| republic | a landlocked republic in eastern Europe |
| republic | a country on western coast of Africa |
| republic | a landlocked Republic in central South America |
| republic | a mountainous republic of south-central Europe |
| republic | a landlocked republic in south-central Africa that became independent from British control in the 1960s |
| republic | a republic in the eastern part of the Balkan Peninsula in southeastern Europe |
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