adj · name · noun · 22 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Pronunciation
Each Play button uses your device's default local English voice, or a natural local fallback. The selected voice name appears after playback. This is synthesized speech, not a source recording.
/ɹɪˈpʌblɪkən/
Southern-England:Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
US:Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
rhymes with -ʌblɪkən
/ɹɨˈpʌ.blɨ.kɨn/US, weak vowel merger
Southern-England:Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
CMU ARPABET:R IH0 P AH1 B L IH0 K AH0 N
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
CMU ARPABET 2:R IY0 P AH1 B L AH0 K AH0 N
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
CMU ARPABET 3:R IY0 P AH1 B L IH0 K AH0 N
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
adj
Meaning 1
Advocating or supporting a republic as a form of government, advocating or supporting republicanism.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
adj
Meaning 2
Of or belonging to a republic.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
adj
Meaning 3
Alternative letter-case form of Republican.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: alt-of
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
4
adj
Meaning 4
Of or pertaining to the Republican Party of the United States.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: US
Topics: government, politics
Examples
There are Libertarian, Republican and Democratic nominees running for office right now.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
5
adj
Meaning 5
Of or pertaining to the Republic of China's tenure on the Chinese mainland (1912-1949).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
6
name
Meaning 6
A place in the United States:
A township in Jefferson County, Indiana.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
7
name
Meaning 7
A place in the United States:
A township in Clay County, Kansas.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
8
name
Meaning 8
A place in the United States:
An unincorporated community in Bertie County, North Carolina.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
9
noun
Meaning 9
Someone who favors a republic as a form of government.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: anti-monarchist, antiroyalist
Antonyms: monarchist
10
noun
Meaning 10
Synonym of American cliff swallow.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: American cliff swallow
Antonyms: none provided
11
noun
Meaning 11
Synonym of sociable weaver.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: sociable weaver
Antonyms: none provided
12
noun
Meaning 12
A member or supporter of the Republican Party, the more right-wing of the two main political parties in the United States.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: US
Topics: government, politics
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
13
noun
Meaning 13
An Irish nationalist; a proponent of a united Ireland, particularly one who supports armed struggle to achieve this.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Ireland, UK
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
14
noun
Meaning 14
A member or supporter of Fianna Fáil, a centre-right party in Ireland.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Ireland, archaic
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
15
noun
Meaning 15
A supporter of the government or left-wing side in the Spanish Civil War.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: historical
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
16
noun
Meaning 16
A member of Les Républicains, a right-wing party in France.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
17
noun
Meaning 17
A member of Die Republikaner, a far-right party in Germany.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
18
adjective
Meaning 18
relating to or belonging to the Republican Party
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
a Republican senator
Republican party politics
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
19
adjective satellite
Meaning 19
having the supreme power lying in the body of citizens entitled to vote for officers and representatives responsible to them or characteristic of such government- United States Constitution- Philip Marsh-Nathaniel Hawthorne
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
the United States shall guarantee to every state in this union a republican form of government
a very republican notion
so little republican and so much aristocratic sentiment
our republican and artistic simplicity
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
20
noun
Meaning 20
a tributary of the Kansas River that flows from eastern Colorado eastward through Nebraska and Kansas
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: Republican River
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: river
21
noun
Meaning 21
an advocate of a republic (usually in opposition to a monarchy)
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: politician, politico, pol, political leader
History
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *(H)reh1-der. Proto-Indo-European *(H)reh1ís Proto-Italic *reis Latin rēs Proto-Italic *poplosder. Old Latin poplusder. Old Latin poplicus Latin pūblicus Latin pūblica Latin rēspūblica Latin rēpūblicālbor. Middle French republiquebor. English republic Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Latin -nus Latin -ānus Old French -ainder. Middle English -an English -an French républicainder. English republican From republic + -an, partly after French républicain.
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *(H)reh1-der. Proto-Indo-European *(H)reh1ís Proto-Italic *reis Latin rēs Proto-Italic *poplosder. Old Latin poplusder. Old Latin poplicus Latin pūblicus Latin pūblica Latin rēspūblica Latin rēpūblicālbor. Middle French republiquebor. English republic Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Latin -nus Latin -ānus Old French -ainder. Middle English -an English -an French républicainder. English republican English Republican From republican (“favoring a republic”).
Across languages
Translations
175 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Arabic:
جمهوري
— favoring a republic as form of government, favoring republicanism
Armenian:
հանրապետական
(hanrapetakan)
— favoring a republic as form of government, favoring republicanism
Bulgarian:
републикански
(republikanski)
— favoring a republic as form of government, favoring republicanism
Catalan:
republicà
— favoring a republic as form of government, favoring republicanism
Chinese Mandarin:
支持共和制的
(zhīchí gònghézhì de)
— favoring a republic as form of government, favoring republicanism
Danish:
republikansk
— favoring a republic as form of government, favoring republicanism
Esperanto:
respublikisma
— favoring a republic as form of government, favoring republicanism
Finnish:
tasavaltalainen
— favoring a republic as form of government, favoring republicanism
Greek:
ρεπουμπλικάνος
(repoumplikános)
— favoring a republic as form of government, favoring republicanism
Ido:
republikista
— favoring a republic as form of government, favoring republicanism
Indonesian:
republiken
— favoring a republic as form of government, favoring republicanism
Indonesian:
republikan
— favoring a republic as form of government, favoring republicanism
Irish:
poblachtach
— favoring a republic as form of government, favoring republicanism
Irish:
poblachtánach
— favoring a republic as form of government, favoring republicanism
Italian:
repubblicano
— favoring a republic as form of government, favoring republicanism
Manx:
pobblaghtagh
— favoring a republic as form of government, favoring republicanism
Polish:
republikański
— favoring a republic as form of government, favoring republicanism
Portuguese:
republicano
— favoring a republic as form of government, favoring republicanism
Romanian:
republican
— favoring a republic as form of government, favoring republicanism
Russian:
республика́нский
(respublikánskij)
— favoring a republic as form of government, favoring republicanism
Swedish:
republikansk
— favoring a republic as form of government, favoring republicanism
Turkish:
cumhuriyetçi
— favoring a republic as form of government, favoring republicanism
Turkish:
cumhuriyetperver
— favoring a republic as form of government, favoring republicanism
Ukrainian:
республіка́нський
(respublikánsʹkyj)
— favoring a republic as form of government, favoring republicanism
Volapük:
repüblikimik
— favoring a republic as form of government, favoring republicanism
Armenian:
հանրապետական
(hanrapetakan)
— of or belonging to a republic
Bulgarian:
републикански
(republikanski)
— of or belonging to a republic
Catalan:
republicà
— of or belonging to a republic
Chinese Mandarin:
共和國的 /共和国的
(gònghéguó de)
— of or belonging to a republic
Czech:
republikánský
— of or belonging to a republic
Danish:
republikansk
— of or belonging to a republic
Dutch:
republikeins
— of or belonging to a republic
Esperanto:
respublika
— of or belonging to a republic
Finnish:
tasavaltalainen
— of or belonging to a republic
French:
républicain
— of or belonging to a republic
Georgian:
რესპუბლიკური
(resṗubliḳuri)
— of or belonging to a republic
German:
republikanisch
— of or belonging to a republic
Greek:
δημοκρατικός
(dimokratikós)
— of or belonging to a republic
Hungarian:
köztársasági
— of or belonging to a republic
Ido:
republikala
— of or belonging to a republic
Irish:
poblachtach
— of or belonging to a republic
Italian:
repubblicano
— of or belonging to a republic
Latvian:
republikānisks
— of or belonging to a republic
Malay:
republik
— of or belonging to a republic
Manx:
pobblaghtagh
— of or belonging to a republic
Norwegian Bokmål:
republikansk
— of or belonging to a republic
Norwegian Nynorsk:
republikansk
— of or belonging to a republic
Occitan:
republican
— of or belonging to a republic
Polish:
republikański
— of or belonging to a republic
Portuguese:
republicano
— of or belonging to a republic
Romanian:
republican
— of or belonging to a republic
Russian:
республика́нский
(respublikánskij)
— of or belonging to a republic
Swedish:
republikansk
— of or belonging to a republic
Turkish:
cumhuriyet
— of or belonging to a republic
Ukrainian:
республіка́нський
(respublikánsʹkyj)
— of or belonging to a republic
Volapük:
repüblikik
— of or belonging to a republic
Arabic:
جُمْهُورِيّ
(jumhūriyy)
— pertaining to the Republican Party
Catalan:
republicà
— pertaining to the Republican Party
Estonian:
vabariiklik
— pertaining to the Republican Party
Finnish:
republikaaninen
— pertaining to the Republican Party
French:
républicain
— pertaining to the Republican Party
Georgian:
რესპუბლიკური
(resṗubliḳuri)
— pertaining to the Republican Party
German:
republikanisch
— pertaining to the Republican Party
Gujarati:
રિપબ્લિકન
(ripablikan)
— pertaining to the Republican Party
Hindi:
रिपब्लिकन
(ripablikan)
— pertaining to the Republican Party
Hungarian:
republikánus
— pertaining to the Republican Party
Italian:
repubblicano
— pertaining to the Republican Party
Kannada:
ರಿಪಬ್ಲಿಕನ್
(ripablikan)
— pertaining to the Republican Party
Polish:
republikański
— pertaining to the Republican Party
Portuguese:
republicano
— pertaining to the Republican Party
Russian:
республика́нский
(respublikánskij)
— pertaining to the Republican Party
Spanish:
republicano
— pertaining to the Republican Party
Swahili:
Mrepublican
— pertaining to the Republican Party
Swedish:
republikansk
— pertaining to the Republican Party
Telugu:
రిపబ్లికన్
(ripablikan)
— pertaining to the Republican Party
Thai:
ริพับลิกัน
(rí-páp-lì-gân)
— pertaining to the Republican Party
Vietnamese:
(thuộc đảng) Cộng Hòa
— pertaining to the Republican Party
Armenian:
հանրապետական
(hanrapetakan)
— someone who favors a republic
Bulgarian:
републиканец
(republikanec)
— someone who favors a republic
Catalan:
republicà
— someone who favors a republic
Catalan:
republicana
— someone who favors a republic
Chinese Mandarin:
共和主義者 /共和主义者
— someone who favors a republic
Czech:
republikán
— someone who favors a republic
Czech:
republikánka
— someone who favors a republic
Danish:
republikaner
— someone who favors a republic
Dutch:
republikein
— someone who favors a republic
Finnish:
tasavaltalainen
— someone who favors a republic
French:
républicain
— someone who favors a republic
French:
républicaine
— someone who favors a republic
Georgian:
რესპუბლიკელი
(resṗubliḳeli)
— someone who favors a republic
German:
Republikaner
— someone who favors a republic
German:
Republikanerin
— someone who favors a republic
Greek:
ρεπουμπλικάνος
(repoumplikános)
— someone who favors a republic
Greek:
ρεπουμπλικάνα
(repoumplikána)
— someone who favors a republic
Hungarian:
republikánus
— someone who favors a republic
Hungarian:
köztársaságpárti
— someone who favors a republic
Indonesian:
republiken
— someone who favors a republic
Irish:
poblachtach
— someone who favors a republic
Italian:
repubblicano
— someone who favors a republic
Italian:
repubblicana
— someone who favors a republic
Malay:
republikan
— someone who favors a republic
Manx:
pobblaghtagh
— someone who favors a republic
Norwegian Bokmål:
republikaner
— someone who favors a republic
Norwegian Nynorsk:
republikanar
— someone who favors a republic
Polish:
republikanin
— someone who favors a republic
Polish:
republikanka
— someone who favors a republic
Portuguese:
republicano
— someone who favors a republic
Portuguese:
republicana
— someone who favors a republic
Romanian:
republican
— someone who favors a republic
Romanian:
republicană
— someone who favors a republic
Russian:
республика́нец
(respublikánec)
— someone who favors a republic
Russian:
республика́нка
(respublikánka)
— someone who favors a republic
Spanish:
republicano
— someone who favors a republic
Spanish:
republicana
— someone who favors a republic
Swedish:
republikan
— someone who favors a republic
Turkish:
cumhuriyetçi
— someone who favors a republic
Ukrainian:
республіка́нець
(respublikánecʹ)
— someone who favors a republic
Ukrainian:
республіка́нка
(respublikánka)
— someone who favors a republic
Arabic:
جُمْهُورِيّ
(jumhūriyy)
— supporter of the Republican Party of the U.S.
Arabic:
جُمْهُورِيَّة
(jumhūriyya)
— supporter of the Republican Party of the U.S.
Armenian:
հանրապետական
(hanrapetakan)
— supporter of the Republican Party of the U.S.
Belarusian:
рэспубліка́нец
(respublikánjec)
— supporter of the Republican Party of the U.S.
Belarusian:
рэспубліка́нка
(respublikánka)
— supporter of the Republican Party of the U.S.
Bulgarian:
республика́нец
(respublikánec)
— supporter of the Republican Party of the U.S.
Catalan:
republicà
— supporter of the Republican Party of the U.S.
Chinese Mandarin:
共和黨人 /共和党人
(gònghédǎngrén)
— supporter of the Republican Party of the U.S.
Czech:
republikán
— supporter of the Republican Party of the U.S.
Dutch:
republikein
— supporter of the Republican Party of the U.S.
Dutch:
republikeinse
— supporter of the Republican Party of the U.S.
Estonian:
vabariiklane
— supporter of the Republican Party of the U.S.
Estonian:
republikaan
— supporter of the Republican Party of the U.S.
Finnish:
republikaani
— supporter of the Republican Party of the U.S.
French:
républicain
— supporter of the Republican Party of the U.S.
French:
républicaine
— supporter of the Republican Party of the U.S.
Georgian:
რესპუბლიკელი
(resṗubliḳeli)
— supporter of the Republican Party of the U.S.
German:
Republikaner
— supporter of the Republican Party of the U.S.
German:
Republikanerin
— supporter of the Republican Party of the U.S.
Hebrew:
רפובליקן
(republiqan)
— supporter of the Republican Party of the U.S.
Hindi:
रिपब्लिकन
(ripablikan)
— supporter of the Republican Party of the U.S.
Italian:
repubblicano
— supporter of the Republican Party of the U.S.
Italian:
repubblicana
— supporter of the Republican Party of the U.S.
Japanese:
共和党員
(kyōwa tōin)
— supporter of the Republican Party of the U.S.
Korean:
공화당원
(gonghwadang'won)
— supporter of the Republican Party of the U.S.
Macedonian:
републиканец
(republikanec)
— supporter of the Republican Party of the U.S.
Marathi:
रिपब्लिकन
(ripablikan)
— supporter of the Republican Party of the U.S.
Navajo:
Chį́į́h Yee Adilohiijí dah oonéłígíí
— supporter of the Republican Party of the U.S.
Navajo:
Chį́į́h Yee Adilohii
— supporter of the Republican Party of the U.S.
Norwegian Bokmål:
republikaner
— supporter of the Republican Party of the U.S.
Norwegian Nynorsk:
republikanar
— supporter of the Republican Party of the U.S.
Persian:
جمهوریخواه
(jomhuri-xâh)
— supporter of the Republican Party of the U.S.
Polish:
republikanin
— supporter of the Republican Party of the U.S.
Polish:
republikanka
— supporter of the Republican Party of the U.S.
Portuguese:
republicano
— supporter of the Republican Party of the U.S.
Portuguese:
republicana
— supporter of the Republican Party of the U.S.
Russian:
республика́нец
(respublikánec)
— supporter of the Republican Party of the U.S.
Russian:
республика́нка
(respublikánka)
— supporter of the Republican Party of the U.S.
Spanish:
republicano
— supporter of the Republican Party of the U.S.
Spanish:
republicana
— supporter of the Republican Party of the U.S.
Swedish:
republikan
— supporter of the Republican Party of the U.S.
Thai:
ริพับลิกัน
(rí-páp-lì-gân)
— supporter of the Republican Party of the U.S.
Turkish:
cumhuriyetçi
— supporter of the Republican Party of the U.S.
Ukrainian:
республіка́нець
(respublikánecʹ)
— supporter of the Republican Party of the U.S.
Ukrainian:
республіка́нка
(respublikánka)
— supporter of the Republican Party of the U.S.
Vietnamese:
đảng viên Cộng Hòa
— supporter of the Republican Party of the U.S.
Finnish:
tasavaltalainen
— proponent of a united Ireland
Georgian:
რესპუბლიკელი
(resṗubliḳeli)
— proponent of a united Ireland
Irish:
Poblachtach
— proponent of a united Ireland
Polish:
republikanin
— proponent of a united Ireland
Polish:
republikanka
— proponent of a united Ireland
Portuguese:
republicano
— proponent of a united Ireland
Finnish:
tasavaltalainen
— supporter of the left wing in the Spanish civil war
Georgian:
რესპუბლიკელი
(resṗubliḳeli)
— supporter of the left wing in the Spanish civil war
Polish:
republikanin
— supporter of the left wing in the Spanish civil war
Polish:
republikanka
— supporter of the left wing in the Spanish civil war
Portuguese:
republicano
— supporter of the left wing in the Spanish civil war