republic : Idioms & Phrases

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arab republic of egypt

  • noun a republic in northeastern Africa known as the United Arab Republic until 1971; site of an ancient civilization that flourished from 2600 to 30 BC
    Egypt; Arab Republic of Egypt.
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argentine republic

  • noun a republic in southern South America; second largest country in South America
    Argentina.
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azerbaijani republic

  • noun a landlocked republic in southwestern Asia; formerly an Asian soviet
    Azerbajdzhan; Azerbaijani Republic; Azerbaijan.
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azerbajdzhan republic

  • noun a landlocked republic in southwestern Asia; formerly an Asian soviet
    Azerbajdzhan; Azerbaijani Republic; Azerbaijan.
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baltic republic

  • noun European countries bordering the Baltic Sea
    Baltic State.
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banana republic

  • noun a small country (especially in Central America) that is politically unstable and whose economy is dominated by foreign companies and depends on one export (such as bananas)
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capital of the dominican republic

  • noun the capital and largest city of the Dominican Republic
    Santo Domingo; Ciudad Trujillo.
    • Santo Domingo is the oldest continually inhabited European settlement in the Americas with the oldest cathedral and the oldest hospital and the oldest monastery in the Western Hemisphere
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central african republic

  • noun a landlocked country in central Africa; formerly under French control; became independent in 1960
    Central Africa.
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central african republic franc

  • noun the basic unit of money in the Central African Republic
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chechen republic

  • noun an autonomous republic in southwestern Russia in the northern Caucasus Mountains bordering on Georgia; declared independence from the USSR in 1991 but Russian troops invaded and continue to prosecute a relentless military campaign in the largely Muslim republic
    Chechnya; Chechenia.
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co-operative republic of guyana

  • noun a republic in northeastern South America; formerly part of the British Empire, but it achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1966
    British Guiana; Guyana.
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czech republic

  • noun a landlocked republic in central Europe; separated from Slovakia in 1993
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  • noun a republic in northwestern Africa on the Mediterranean Sea with a population that is predominantly Sunni Muslim; colonized by France in the 19th century but gained autonomy in the early 1960s
    Algerie; Algeria.
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democratic people's republic of korea

  • noun a communist country in the northern half of the Korean Peninsula; established in 1948
    North Korea; D.P.R.K.; DPRK.
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democratic republic of sao tome and principe

  • noun island nation in the South Atlantic off the west coast of Africa; achieved independence from Portugal in 1975; has enormous offshore oil reserves
    St. Thomas and Principe; Sao Thome e Principe; Sao Tome e Principe; Sao Tome and Principe.
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democratic republic of the congo

  • noun a republic in central Africa; achieved independence from Belgium in 1960
    Zaire; Congo; Belgian Congo.
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democratic socialist republic of sri lanka

  • noun a republic on the island of Ceylon; became independent of the United Kingdom in 1948
    Sri Lanka; Ceylon.
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dominican republic

  • noun a republic in the West Indies; located on the eastern two-thirds of the island of Hispaniola
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federal democratic republic of ethiopia

  • noun Ethiopia is a republic in northeastern Africa on the Red Sea; formerly called Abyssinia
    Ethiopia; Abyssinia; Yaltopya.
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federal islamic republic of the comoros

  • noun a country on the Comoro Islands
    Comoros.
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federal republic of germany

  • noun a republic in north central Europe on the North Sea; established in 1949 from the zones of Germany occupied by the British and French and Americans after the German defeat; reunified with East Germany in 1990
    West Germany.
  • noun a republic in central Europe; split into East Germany and West Germany after World War II and reunited in 1990
    Deutschland; Germany; FRG.
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federal republic of nigeria

  • noun a republic in West Africa on the Gulf of Guinea; gained independence from Britain in 1960; most populous African country
    Nigeria.
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federal republic of yugoslavia

  • noun a mountainous republic in southeastern Europe bordering on the Adriatic Sea; formed from two of the six republics that made up Yugoslavia until 1992; Serbia and Montenegro were known as the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia until 2003 when they adopted the name of the Union of Serbia and Montenegro
    Serbia and Montenegro; Union of Serbia and Montenegro; Jugoslavija; Yugoslavia.
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federative republic of brazil

  • noun the largest Latin American country and the largest Portuguese speaking country in the world; located in the central and northeastern part of South America; world's leading coffee exporter
    Brazil; Brasil.
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french republic

  • noun a republic in western Europe; the largest country wholly in Europe
    France.
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gabonese republic

  • noun a republic on the west coast of Africa
    Gabon; Gabun.
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german democratic republic

  • noun a republic in north central Europe on the Baltic; established by the Soviet Union in 1954; reunified with West Germany in 1990
    East Germany.
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hellenic republic

  • noun a republic in southeastern Europe on the southern part of the Balkan peninsula; known for grapes and olives and olive oil
    Ellas; Greece.
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irish republic

  • noun a republic consisting of 26 of 32 counties comprising the island of Ireland; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1921
    Eire; Irish Republic; Ireland.
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islamic republic of iran

  • noun a theocratic Islamic republic in the Middle East in western Asia; Iran was the core of the ancient empire that was known as Persia until 1935; rich in oil
    Persia; Iran.
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islamic republic of mauritania

  • noun a country in northwestern Africa with a provisional military government; achieved independence from France in 1960; largely western Sahara Desert
    Mauritania; Muritaniya; Mauritanie.
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islamic republic of pakistan

  • noun a Muslim republic that occupies the heartland of ancient south Asian civilization in the Indus River valley; formerly part of India; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1947
    Pakistan; West Pakistan.
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italian republic

  • noun a republic in southern Europe on the Italian Peninsula; was the core of the Roman Republic and the Roman Empire between the 4th century BC and the 5th century AD
    Italia; Italy.
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kyrgyz republic

  • noun a landlocked republic in west central Asia bordering on northwestern China; formerly an Asian soviet but became independent in 1991
    Kyrgyzstan; Kirgizstan; Kirghiz; Kirghizstan; Kirgiz; Kirghizia; Kirgizia.
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lao people's democratic republic

  • noun a mountainous landlocked communist state in southeastern Asia; achieved independence from France in 1949
    Laos.
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lebanese republic

  • noun an Asian republic at east end of Mediterranean
    Lebanon.
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malagasy republic

  • noun a republic on the island of Madagascar; achieved independence from France in 1960
    Madagascar; Malagasy Republic.
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mongolian people's republic

  • noun a landlocked socialist republic in central Asia
    Outer Mongolia; Mongolia.
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people's republic of bangladesh

  • noun a Muslim republic in southern Asia bordered by India to the north and west and east and the Bay of Bengal to the south; formerly part of India and then part of Pakistan; it achieved independence in 1971
    East Pakistan; Bangladesh; Bangla Desh.
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people's republic of china

  • noun a communist nation that covers a vast territory in eastern Asia; the most populous country in the world
    Cathay; PRC; Communist China; mainland China; Red China; China.
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portuguese republic

  • noun a republic in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula; Portuguese explorers and colonists in the 15th and 16th centuries created a vast overseas empire (including Brazil)
    Portugal.
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republic of albania

  • noun a republic in southeastern Europe on the Adriatic coast of the Balkan Peninsula
    Albania.
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republic of angola

  • noun a republic in southwestern Africa on the Atlantic Ocean; achieved independence from Portugal in 1975 and was the scene of civil war until 1990
    Angola.
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republic of armenia

  • noun a landlocked republic in southwestern Asia; formerly an Asian soviet; modern Armenia is but a fragment of ancient Armenia which was one of the world's oldest civilizations; throughout 2500 years the Armenian people have been invaded and oppressed by their neighbors
    Hayastan; Armenia.
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republic of austria

  • noun a mountainous republic in central Europe; under the Habsburgs (1278-1918) Austria maintained control of the Holy Roman Empire and was a leader in European politics until the 19th century
    Austria; Oesterreich.
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republic of belarus

  • noun a landlocked republic in eastern Europe; formerly a European soviet
    Belarus; Byelarus; Belorussia; Byelorussia; White Russia.
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republic of benin

  • noun a country on western coast of Africa; formerly under French control
    Dahomey; Benin.
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republic of bolivia

  • noun a landlocked republic in central South America; Simon Bolivar founded Bolivia in 1825 after winning independence from Spain
    Bolivia.
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republic of bosnia and herzegovina

  • noun a mountainous republic of south-central Europe; formerly part of the Ottoman Empire and then a part of Yugoslavia; voted for independence in 1992 but the mostly Serbian army of Yugoslavia refused to accept the vote and began ethnic cleansing in order to rid Bosnia of its Croats and Muslims
    Bosna i Hercegovina; Bosnia; Bosnia and Herzegovina; Bosnia-Herzegovina.
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republic of botswana

  • noun a landlocked republic in south-central Africa that became independent from British control in the 1960s
    Botswana.
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republic of bulgaria

  • noun a republic in the eastern part of the Balkan Peninsula in southeastern Europe
    Bulgaria.
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republic of burundi

  • noun a landlocked republic in east central Africa on the northeastern shore of Lake Tanganyika
    Burundi.
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republic of cameroon

  • noun a republic on the western coast of central Africa; was under French and British control until 1960
    Cameroun; Cameroon.
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republic of cape verde

  • noun an island country in the Atlantic off the coast of Senegal
    Cape Verde.
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republic of chad

  • noun a landlocked desert republic in north-central Africa; was under French control until 1960
    Tchad; Chad.
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republic of chile

  • noun a republic in southern South America on the western slopes of the Andes on the south Pacific coast
    Chile.
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republic of china

  • noun a government on the island of Taiwan established in 1949 by Chiang Kai-shek after the conquest of mainland China by the Communists led by Mao Zedong
    Taiwan; Nationalist China; China.
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republic of colombia

  • noun a republic in northwestern South America with a coastline on the Pacific Ocean and the Caribbean Sea; achieved independence from Spain in 1821 under the leadership of Simon Bolivar; Spanish is the official language
    Colombia.
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republic of costa rica

  • noun a republic in Central America; one of the most politically stable countries in Latin America
    Costa Rica.
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republic of cote d'ivoire

  • noun a republic in western Africa on the Gulf of Guinea; one of the most prosperous and politically stable countries in Africa
    Cote d'Ivoire; Ivory Coast.
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republic of croatia

  • noun a republic in the western Balkans in south-central Europe in the eastern Adriatic coastal area; formerly part of the Habsburg monarchy and Yugoslavia; became independent in 1991
    Hrvatska; Croatia.
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republic of cuba

  • noun a communist state in the Caribbean on the island of Cuba
    Cuba.
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republic of cyprus

  • noun a country on the island of Cyprus; 80% of the people are of Greek origin and 20% or Turkish origin
    Cyprus.
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republic of djibouti

  • noun a country in northeastern Africa on the Somali peninsula; formerly under French control but became independent in 1997
    Afars and Issas; Djibouti.
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republic of ecuador

  • noun a republic in northwestern South America; became independent from Spain in 1822; the landscape is dominated by the Andes
    Ecuador.
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republic of el salvador

  • noun a republic on the Pacific coast of Central America
    Salvador; El Salvador.
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republic of equatorial guinea

  • noun a country of west central Africa (including islands in the Gulf of Guinea); became independent from Spain in 1968
    Spanish Guinea; Equatorial Guinea.
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republic of estonia

  • noun a republic in northeastern Europe on the Baltic Sea
    Esthonia; Estonia.
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republic of fiji

  • noun an independent state within the British Commonwealth located on the Fiji Islands
    Fiji.
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republic of finland

  • noun republic in northern Europe; achieved independence from Russia in 1917
    Suomi; Finland.
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republic of ghana

  • noun a republic in West Africa on the Gulf of Guinea
    Ghana; Gold Coast.
    • Ghana was colonized as the Gold Coast by the British
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republic of guatemala

  • noun a republic in Central America; achieved independence from Spain in 1821; noted for low per capita income and illiteracy; politically unstable
    Guatemala.
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republic of guinea

  • noun a republic in western Africa on the Atlantic; formerly a French colony; achieved independence from France in 1958
    Guinea; French Guinea.
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republic of guinea-bissau

  • noun a republic on the northwestern coast of Africa; recognized as independent by Portugal in 1974
    Portuguese Guinea; Guine-Bissau; Guinea-Bissau.
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republic of haiti

  • noun a republic in the West Indies on the western part of the island of Hispaniola; achieved independence from France in 1804; the poorest and most illiterate nation in the western hemisphere
    Haiti.
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republic of honduras

  • noun a republic in Central America; achieved independence from Spain in 1821; an early center of Mayan culture
    Honduras.
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republic of hungary

  • noun a republic in central Europe
    Hungary; Magyarorszag.
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republic of iceland

  • noun an island republic on the island of Iceland; became independent of Denmark in 1944
    Iceland.
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republic of india

  • noun a republic in the Asian subcontinent in southern Asia; second most populous country in the world; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1947
    Bharat; India.
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republic of indonesia

  • noun a republic in southeastern Asia on an archipelago including more than 13,000 islands; achieved independence from the Netherlands in 1945; the principal oil producer in the Far East and Pacific regions
    Indonesia; Dutch East Indies.
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republic of iraq

  • noun a republic in the Middle East in western Asia; the ancient civilization of Mesopotamia was in the area now known as Iraq
    Al-Iraq; Irak; Iraq.
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republic of ireland

  • noun a republic consisting of 26 of 32 counties comprising the island of Ireland; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1921
    Eire; Irish Republic; Ireland.
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republic of kazakhstan

  • noun a landlocked republic to the south of Russia and to the northeast of the Caspian Sea; the original Turkic-speaking inhabitants were overrun by Mongols in the 13th century; an Asian soviet from 1936 to 1991
    Kazakh; Kazakstan; Kazakhstan; Kazak.
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republic of kenya

  • noun a republic in eastern Africa; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1963; major archeological discoveries have been made in the Great Rift Valley in Kenya
    Kenya.
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republic of kiribati

  • noun an island republic in the west central Pacific just to the south of the equator
    Kiribati.
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republic of korea

  • noun a republic in the southern half of the Korean Peninsula; established in 1948
    South Korea.
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republic of latvia

  • noun a republic in northeastern Europe on the eastern coast of the Baltic Sea
    Latvia.
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Republic of letters

  • The collective body of literary or learned men.
Webster 1913

republic of liberia

  • noun a republic in West Africa; established in 1822 by Americans as a way to free negro slaves
    Liberia.
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republic of lithuania

  • noun a republic in northeastern Europe on the Baltic Sea
    Lietuva; Lithuania.
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republic of madagascar

  • noun a republic on the island of Madagascar; achieved independence from France in 1960
    Madagascar; Malagasy Republic.
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republic of malawi

  • noun a landlocked republic in southern central Africa; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1964
    Nyasaland; Malawi.
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republic of maldives

  • noun a republic on the Maldive Islands; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1965
    Maldives.
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republic of mali

  • noun a landlocked republic in northwestern Africa; achieved independence from France in 1960; Mali was a center of West African civilization for more than 4,000 years
    French Sudan; Mali.
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republic of malta

  • noun a republic on the island of Malta in the Mediterranean; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1964
    Malta.
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republic of mauritius

  • noun a parliamentary state on the island of Mauritius
    Mauritius.
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republic of moldova

  • noun a landlocked republic in eastern Europe; formerly a European soviet but achieved independence in 1991
    Moldavia; Moldova.
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republic of mozambique

  • noun a republic on the southeastern coast of Africa on the Mozambique Channel; became independent from Portugal in 1975
    Mocambique; Mozambique.
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republic of namibia

  • noun a republic in southwestern Africa on the south Atlantic coast (formerly called South West Africa); achieved independence from South Africa in 1990; the greater part of Namibia forms part of the high Namibian plateau of South Africa
    Namibia; South West Africa.
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republic of nauru

  • noun an island republic on Nauru Island; phosphate exports support the economy
    Nauru.
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republic of nicaragua

  • noun a republic in Central America; achieved independence from Spain in 1821
    Nicaragua.
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republic of niger

  • noun a landlocked republic in West Africa; gained independence from France in 1960; most of the country is dominated by the Sahara Desert
    Niger.
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republic of palau

  • noun a republic in the western central Pacific Ocean in association with the United States
    TT; Palau.
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republic of panama

  • noun a republic on the Isthmus of Panama; achieved independence from Colombia in 1903
    Panama.
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republic of paraguay

  • noun a landlocked republic in south central South America; achieved independence from Spain in 1811
    Paraguay.
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republic of peru

  • noun a republic in western South America; achieved independence from Spain in 1821; was the heart of the Inca empire from the 12th to 16th centuries
    Peru.
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republic of poland

  • noun a republic in central Europe; the invasion of Poland by Germany in 1939 started World War II
    Poland; Polska.
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republic of san marino

  • noun the smallest republic in the world; the oldest independent country in Europe (achieved independence in 301); located in the Apennines and completely surrounded by Italy
    San Marino.
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republic of senegal

  • noun a republic in northwestern Africa on the coast of the Atlantic; formerly a French colony but achieved independence in 1960
    Senegal.
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republic of seychelles

  • noun a republic on the Seychelles islands; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1976
    Seychelles.
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republic of sierra leone

  • noun a republic in West Africa; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1961
    Sierra Leone.
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republic of singapore

  • noun a country in southeastern Asia on the island of Singapore; achieved independence from Malaysia in 1965
    Singapore.
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republic of slovenia

  • noun a mountainous republic in central Europe; formerly part of the Habsburg monarchy and Yugoslavia; achieved independence in 1991
    Slovenia; Slovenija.
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republic of south africa

  • noun a republic at the southernmost part of Africa; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1910; first European settlers were Dutch (known as Boers)
    South Africa.
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republic of suriname

  • noun a republic in northeastern South America on the Atlantic; achieved independence from the Netherlands in 1975
    Netherlands Guiana; Surinam; Dutch Guiana; Suriname.
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republic of tajikistan

  • noun a landlocked mountainous republic in southeast central Asia to the north of Afghanistan; formerly an Asian soviet
    Tadzhik; Tajik; Tajikistan; Tadjik; Tadzhikistan.
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republic of the congo

  • noun a republic in west-central Africa; achieved independence from France in 1960
    Congo; French Congo.
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republic of the gambia

  • noun a narrow republic surrounded by Senegal in West Africa
    Gambia; The Gambia.
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republic of the marshall islands

  • noun a republic (under United States protection) on the Marshall Islands
    Marshall Islands.
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republic of the philippines

  • noun a republic on the Philippine Islands; achieved independence from the United States in 1946
    Philippines.
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republic of the sudan

  • noun a republic in northeastern Africa on the Red Sea; achieved independence from Egypt and the United Kingdom in 1956
    Sudan; Soudan.
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republic of trinidad and tobago

  • noun an island republic in the West Indies off the northeastern coast of Venezuela; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1962
    Trinidad and Tobago.
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republic of tunisia

  • noun a republic in northwestern Africa on the Mediterranean coast; achieved independence from France in 1956
    Tunisia.
    • southern Tunisia is mostly desert
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republic of turkey

  • noun a Eurasian republic in Asia Minor and the Balkans; on the collapse of the Ottoman Empire in 1918, the Young Turks, led by Kemal Ataturk, established a republic in 1923
    Turkey.
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republic of uganda

  • noun a landlocked republic in eastern Africa; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1962
    Uganda.
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republic of uzbekistan

  • noun a landlocked republic in west central Asia; formerly an Asian soviet
    Uzbekistan; Uzbek.
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republic of vanuatu

  • noun a volcanic island republic in Melanesia; independent since 1980
    New Hebrides; Vanuatu.
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republic of venezuela

  • noun a republic in northern South America on the Caribbean; achieved independence from Spain in 1811; rich in oil
    Venezuela.
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republic of yemen

  • noun a republic on the southwestern shores of the Arabian Peninsula on the Indian Ocean; formed in 1990
    Yemen.
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republic of zambia

  • noun a republic in central Africa; formerly controlled by Great Britain and called Northern Rhodesia until it gained independence within the commonwealth in 1964
    Zambia; Northern Rhodesia.
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republic of zimbabwe

  • noun a landlocked republic in south central Africa formerly called Rhodesia; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1980
    Zimbabwe; Rhodesia; Southern Rhodesia.
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roman republic

  • noun the ancient Roman state from 509 BC until Augustus assumed power in 27 BC; was governed by an elected Senate but dissatisfaction with the Senate led to civil wars that culminated in a brief dictatorship by Julius Caesar
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russian soviet federated socialist republic

  • noun formerly the largest Soviet Socialist Republic in the USSR occupying eastern Europe and northern Asia
    Russia; Soviet Russia.
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rwandese republic

  • noun a landlocked republic in central Africa; formerly a German colony
    Rwanda; Ruanda.
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slovak republic

  • noun a landlocked republic in central Europe; separated from the Czech Republic in 1993
    Slovakia.
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socialist republic of vietnam

  • noun a communist state in Indochina on the South China Sea; achieved independence from France in 1945
    Annam; Vietnam; Viet Nam.
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soviet socialist republic

  • noun one of the states that formerly made up the former Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (1922-1991)
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syrian arab republic

  • noun an Asian republic in the Middle East at the east end of the Mediterranean; site of some of the world's most ancient centers of civilization
    Syria.
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togolese republic

  • noun a republic on the western coast of Africa on the Gulf of Guinea; formerly under French control
    Togo.
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union of soviet socialist republics

  • noun a former communist country in eastern Europe and northern Asia; established in 1922; included Russia and 14 other soviet socialist republics (Ukraine and Byelorussia and others); officially dissolved 31 December 1991
    Soviet Union; USSR; Russia.
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united arab republic

  • noun a republic in northeastern Africa known as the United Arab Republic until 1971; site of an ancient civilization that flourished from 2600 to 30 BC
    Egypt; Arab Republic of Egypt.
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united republic of tanzania

  • noun a republic in eastern Africa
    Tanzania.
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weimar republic

  • noun the German republic founded at Weimar in 1919
    • The Weimar Republic was overthrown in 1933 and replaced by the Third Reich
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