republiqueta
republiqueta noun: a small and recently created republic, with a precarious organization and weak institutions.
Noun
republiqueta (plural republiquetas)
- A small and recently created republic, with a precarious organization and weak institutions.
- Lumumba replied by going on the air to congratulate "our brothers of the North Congo," in "the republiquette of the Abbe Youlou."1968, F. Seth Singleton, The African States and the Congo Affair, 1960-1965, page 80
- An independence-seeking guerrilla group in South America in the 19th century.
Forms of republiqueta
| plural | republiquetas |
|---|---|
| alternative form | republiquette |
Origin of republiqueta
Borrowed from Spanish republiqueta, from república (“republic”) + -eta (diminutive suffix).
Questions about republiqueta
- What does republiqueta mean?
- Republiqueta means a small and recently created republic, with a precarious organization and weak institutions.
- What part of speech is republiqueta?
- Republiqueta is a noun.
- What is the plural of republiqueta?
- The plural of republiqueta is republiquetas.
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