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California Republic

California Republic proper noun: an unrecognized breakaway state from Mexico.

california republic: an unrecognized breakaway state from Mexico
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Proper noun

the California Republic

  1. (historical) An unrecognized breakaway state from Mexico.
    • "As the companion reader to our textbook, Democracy in California, the California Republic elaborates on many of our earlier arguments."2003, Ken Masugi and Brian P. Janiskee, editor, The California Republic: Institutions, Statesmanship, and Policies, The Globe Pequot Publishing Group, published 2003, →ISBN, page 13

Origin of California Republic

From California + Republic.

Questions about California Republic

What does California Republic mean?
California Republic means an unrecognized breakaway state from Mexico.
What part of speech is California Republic?
California Republic is a proper noun.

Words near California Republic in the dictionary

  1. California poppies
  2. California poppy
  3. California quail
  4. California quails
  5. California rabbit tobacco
  6. California Republic
  7. California roach
  8. California roll
  9. California rolls
  10. California sea lion
  11. California sea lions

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