Plural of republic
regular plural
The plural of republic is republics.
Forms of republic
| Singular | republic /ɹɪˈpʌb.lɪk/ |
|---|---|
| Plural | republics |
| Countable | countable |
Republics in a sentence
- As the Soviet Union collapsed, the party secretaries in the Central Asian republics found themselves leaders of newly-established sovereign countries.From the entry secretary
- Abortion tours have already begun, most often to the former Soviet republics.2018, Tanya Renne, Ana's Land: Sisterhood In Eastern Europe, Routledge, →ISBN, page 32. From the entry abortion tour
- Their efforts were directed mainly southward toward Cuba, Mexico, and the Central American republics.2012, William H. Brown, “Central America, Filibusters”, in Thomas M. Leonard, editor, Encyclopedia of U.S.–Latin American Relations…. From the entry filibuster
- With a few strokes, the international creditors helped dismember the FRY and put a fiscal headlock on the newly “independent” republics.2000, Michael Parenti, chapter 2, in To Kill a Nation: The Attack on Yugoslavia, New York: Verso, →ISBN, page 21. From the entry fry
- Today the territory carved out for the self-proclaimed Donetsk and Luhansk "peoples' republics" is shrinking fast as the Ukrainian army makes ground.2014, The Telegraph, Ukraine's rebels prepare to defend Donetsk to the death. From the entry make ground
Meaning of republic
- noun A state where sovereignty rests with the people or their representatives, rather than with a monarch or emperor; a country with no monarchy.
- noun A state, which may or may not be a monarchy, in which the executive and legislative branches of government are separate.
- noun One of the subdivisions constituting Russia. See oblast.
Questions about the plural of republic
- What is the plural of republic?
- The plural of republic is republics.
- Is republic countable?
- Republic is a countable noun.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: republic (page history and authors) and the entries of its forms. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws left out forms marked obsolete, archaic, rare or dialectal and added the examples. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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