Third Republic
Americannoun
noun
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the governmental system established after the fall of Napoleon III in the Franco-Prussian War and lasting until the German occupation of 1940
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the period during which this governmental system functioned (1870–1940)
Example Sentences
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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 ● May 11, 2023
France's Third Republic was bedding in, having seen off a final challenge from the monarchists, and across the country reforms were being introduced that limited the powers of the church.
From BBC ● Jun. 2, 2018
The fires of Paris gave rise to Paris light, just as the Commune eventually gave rise to the Third Republic, which fell only when the Nazis invaded.
From The New Yorker ● Dec. 15, 2014
The average duration of a Third Republic government in the 1930s was nine months.
From Slate ● Sep. 28, 2013
In September the formation of the Third Republic enabled him to return, but he soon left Paris to travel in the East, whence he returned with a fine art collection, particularly of Japanese objects.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 7 "Cerargyrite" to "Charing Cross" by Various
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