WORD ORIGIN
adjective of, relating to, or of the nature of a republic.
favoring a republic.
fitting or appropriate for the citizen of a republic: a very republican notion.
(initial capital letter ) of or relating to the Republican Party.
noun a person who favors a republican form of government.
(initial capital letter ) a member of the Republican Party.
Origin of republican First recorded in
1685–95, republican is from the
French word
républicain, Middle French. See
republic ,
-an Related forms an·ti·re·pub·li·can , adjective, noun half-re·pub·li·can , adjective non·re·pub·li·can , adjective, noun pre·re·pub·li·can , adjective pro·re·pub·li·can , adjective, noun pseu·do·re·pub·li·can , adjective sem·i·re·pub·li·can , adjective, noun un·re·pub·li·can , adjective Dictionary.com Unabridged
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British Dictionary definitions for antirepublican adjective opposed to the principles or practice of republicanism
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noun a person who is opposed to the principles or practice of republicanism
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adjective of, resembling, or relating to a republic
supporting or advocating a republic
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noun a supporter or advocate of a republic
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adjective of, belonging to, or relating to a Republican Party
of, belonging to, or relating to the Irish Republican Army
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noun a member or supporter of a Republican Party
a member or supporter of the Irish Republican Army
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Word Origin and History for antirepublican adj. 1712, "belonging to a republic, of the nature of a republic, consonant to the principles of a republic," from republic + -an . The French republican calendar was in use from Nov. 26, 1793 to Dec. 31, 1805.
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n. "one who favors a republic or republican principles" (or, as Johnson puts it, "One who thinks a commonwealth without monarchy the best government"), 1690s; see from republican (adj.). With capital R- , in reference to a member of a specific U.S. political party (the Anti-Federalists) from 1782, though this was not the ancestor of the modern U.S. Republican Party, which dates from 1854.
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