| Arab Republic of Egypt |
see "Egypt." |
| banana republic |
(informal) a small, often politically unstable Central American country with a one-crop economy that is controlled by foreign capital (used as a derogatory label). |
| Central African Republic |
an African country bordered by the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Cameroon, Chad, and Sudan. |
| Czech Republic |
since 1993, a Central European republic bordered by Germany, Poland, the Slovak Republic, and Austria; formerly part of Czechoslovakia; Czechia. |
| Democratic Republic of the Congo |
a country in Central Africa, north of Angola and south of the Republic of the Congo. The Democratic Republic of the Congo was formerly known as Zaire (1971-1997) and as the Belgian Congo (1908-1960). Kinshasa is the capital; Congo. |
| Dominican Republic |
a country that occupies the eastern part of the island of Hispaniola in the West Indies. (Cf. Haiti.) |
| German Democratic Republic |
see "East Germany." |
| Grand Army of the Republic |
an organization founded in 1866 by men who had served in the Union Army or Navy during the U.S. Civil War. |
| People's Republic of China |
official name for China, a large, populous East Asian country bordering the Pacific Ocean. |
| Republic of the Congo |
a country in Central Africa, south of Gabon and north of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The Republic of the Congo was formerly known as the French Congo. Brazzaville is the capital; Congo. |
| Slovak Republic |
since 1993, a Central European republic bordered by the Czech Republic, Poland, and Hungary; formerly part of Czechoslovakia; Slovakia. |
| Third Republic |
the republic of France from 1870 to 1940. |
| United Arab Republic |
the official name of Egypt in 1958-61. [2 definitions] |
| Weimar Republic |
the German republic created at Weimar in 1919 and dissolved by Hitler in 1933. |