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Fourth Republic

noun
  1. the republic established in France in 1945 and replaced by the Fifth Republic in 1958.
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British Dictionary definitions for fourth republic

Fourth Republic

noun
  1. the fourth period of republican government in France or the republic itself (1945–58)
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