Third Republic

American  

noun

1. the republic established in France in 1870 and terminating with the Nazi occupation in 1940.

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Third Republic British  

noun

1. the governmental system established after the fall of Napoleon III in the Franco-Prussian War and lasting until the German occupation of 1940

2. the period during which this governmental system functioned (1870–1940)

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Example Sentences

You have said that we are now living through the collapse of the “American Third Republic.”

From Salon

Some Spaniards began to wonder if it was time for Spain’s third republic of the past 150 years.

From Seattle Times

On and offstage, her showmanship placed her in opposition to the everywoman bound by the strictures of France’s Third Republic.

From New York Times

Gone are the days of a pliant press covering up his long history of affairs and indiscretions, as some even ask whether it is time for Spain’s third republic of the past 150 years.

From Washington Times

Only in 1885 did the Third Republic seal the deal when it orchestrated the burial of Victor Hugo and laid his massive remains in the building’s crypt.

From Slate