republiqueta

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A small and recently created republic, with a precarious organization and weak institutions.
  2. An independence-seeking guerrilla group in South America in the 19th century.

Word forms

republiqueta republiquetas republiquette

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish republiqueta, from república (“republic”) + -eta (diminutive suffix).

Translations

French: républiquette German: Republikchen Italian: repubblichetta Portuguese: republiqueta Spanish: republiqueta
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