English Explanatory Dictionary

Juliana Republic

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A republic briefly declared in the imperial Brazilian province of Santa Catarina, as an extension of the Ragamuffin War in the neighboring province of Rio Grande do Sul, and lasting from July 24 to November 15, 1839.

Word forms

Juliana Republic the Juliana Republic

Etymology

Partial calque of Portuguese República Juliana, named after July, the month it was formed.

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