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republican
[ ri-puhb-li-kuhn ]
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.
republican
1/ ɪˈʌɪə /
adjective
- of, resembling, or relating to a republic
- supporting or advocating a republic
noun
- a supporter or advocate of a republic
Republican
2/ ɪˈʌɪə /
adjective
- of, belonging to, or relating to a Republican Party
- of, belonging to, or relating to the Irish Republican Army
noun
- a member or supporter of a Republican Party
- a member or supporter of the Irish Republican Army
Republican
- A member of the Republican party .
Other Word Forms
- t··ܲl· adjective noun
- -·ܲl· adjective
- ԴDzr·ܲl· adjective noun
- r·ܲl· adjective
- r·ܲl· adjective noun
- d··ܲl· adjective
- i··ܲl· adjective noun
- ܲr·ܲl· adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of republican1
Example Sentences
"It was too long and all the time there were people being killed - there were atrocities, including on the republican side."
Police in riot gear were using the area as a vantage point to monitor a dissident republican parade - led by around 50 people in paramilitary-style uniforms - from Creggan to the Bogside.
In the past, the police have linked the party to dissident republican group the New IRA.
They also read: "This is loyalist Lisburn, not republican west Belfast."
The senior police officer was seriously injured when he was shot in front of his son by dissident republicans at a sports complex in Omagh, County Tyrone.
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