republic [ ri'pʌblik] n.共和国，共和政体
republic [ri'pʌblik] n.&a共和国,共和
爱尔兰共和军 Irish Republic Army (IRA)
反不正当竞争法 Law of the People's Republic of China Against Competition by Inappropriate Means
食品卫生法 Food Hygiene Law of People's Republic of China
《中华人民共和国消费者权益保护法》 Law of the People's Republic of China on the Protection of Consumers' Rights and Interests
中华人民共和国商标法 Trademark Law Of The Peoples Republic Of China
Basic Law of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the Peoples Republic of China
《中华人民共和国香港特别行政区基本法》
Basic Law of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China [Basic Law] 《中华人民共和国香港特别行政区基本法》〔《基本法》〕
Constitution of the People's Republic of China 《中华人民共和国宪法》
Decision of the National People's Congress on the Basic Law of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China 《全国人民代表大会关于中华人民共和国香港特别行政区基本法的决定》
Declaration of the Government of the People's Republic of China on the Territorial Sea 《中华人民共和国政府关于领海的声明》
Garrison Law of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China 《中华人民共和国香港特别行政区驻军法》
Joint Declaration of the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the Government of the People's Republic of China on the Question of Hong Kong [Sino-British Joint Declaration] 《中华人民共和国政府和大不列颠及北爱尔兰联合王国政府关于香港问题的联合声明》〔中英联合声明〕
Law of the People's Republic of China on the National Emblem 《中华人民共和国国徽法》
Law of the People's Republic of China on the National Flag 《中华人民共和国国旗法》
Law of the People's Republic of China on the Territorial Sea and the Contiguous Zone 《中华人民共和国领海和毗连区法》
Office of the Commissioner of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the People's Republic of China in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 中华人民共和国外交部驻香港特别行政区特派员公署
Regulations of the People's Republic of China Concerning Consular Privileges and Immunities 《中华人民共和国领事特权与豁免条例》
Regulations of the People's Republic of China Concerning Diplomatic Privileges and Immunities 《中华人民共和国外交特权与豁免条例》
"Resolution on the Capital, Calendar, National Anthem and National Flag of the People's Republic of China" 《关于中华人民共和国国都、纪年、国歌、国旗的决议》
Resolution on the National Day of the People's Republic of China 《关于中华人民共和国国庆日的决议》
中华人民共和国主席/副主席 President/Vice President, the People's Republic of China
中国联合国教科文组织全国委员会 Nat’l Commission of The People’s Republic of China for UNESCO
中国联合国协会 United Nations Association of the People’s Republic of China
中华人民共和国主席 President of the People’s Republic of China
Today we are here to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China.
今天，我们在这里庆祝中华人民共和国成立50周年。
The letters PRC stand for the People's Republic of China.
PRC这三个字母代表中华人民共和国。
Republic trusts the states wholly to the intelligence and moral sense of the people.
Wendell Phillips. American leader against slavery
一个共和国的命运完全取决于人民掌握知识的程度和道德感。
美国废奴运动领袖菲利普斯W
奥塞梯 [ào sè tī] /Ossetia (a Caucasian republic)/
班吉 [bān jí] /Bangui (capital of Central African Republic)/
北京 [běi jīng] /Beijing (capital of People's Republic of China)/
布拉格 [bù lā gé] /Prague (capital of Czech Republic)/
多米尼加共和国 [duō mǐ ní jiā gòng hé guó] /Dominican Republic/
多明尼加共和国 [duō míng ní jiā gòng hé guó] /Dominican Republic/
共和 [gòng hé] /republic/
共和国 [gòng hé guó] /republic/
国庆日 [guó qìng rì] /(N) National Day founding of the Chinese Republic Oct 10/
捷克共和国 [jié kè gòng hé guó] /Czech Republic/
科特迪瓦共和国 [kē tè dí wǎ gòng hé guó] /Republic of Cote d'Ivoire/
圣多明哥 [shèng duō míng gē] /Santo Domingo (capital of Dominican Republic)/
孙中山 [sūn zhōng shān] /(N) Sun Yat-sen, first president of the Republic of China/
中非 [zhōng fēi] /Central African Republic/
中华民国 [zhōng huá mín guó] /Republic of China/
中华人民共和国 [zhōng huá rén mín gòng hé guó] /The People's Republic of China/
{adj: Baltic} of or near or on the Baltic Sea
"The Baltic republics"
{adj: Chadian} of or relating to or characteristic of the Republic of Chad or its people or language
"the Chadian desert"
"Chad soldiers"
"Chadian folktales"
{adj: Congolese} of or relating to or characteristic of the Congo region or its people
"Congolese rulers"
"the Congolese republic"
{adj: Dominican} of or relating to or characteristic of the Dominican Republic or its people
"the Dominican population"
{adj: Georgian} of or relating to or characteristic of the Asian republic of Georgia or its people or language
"the Georgian capital is Tbilisi"
"Georgian farmers"
"Georgian vowels"
{adj: Haitian} of or relating to or characteristic of the republic of Haiti or its people
"Haitian shantytowns"
{adj: Maltese} of or relating to the island or republic of Malta or its inhabitants
"Maltese customs officers"
{adj: Mongolian} of or relating to the modern Mongolian People's Republic
"the Mongolian embassy"
{adj: Nauruan} of or relating to the island republic of Nauru or its residents
{adj: Somalian, Somali} of or relating to the African republic of Somalia or its people or their language and culture
"Somali coffee is excellent"
{adj: Sudanese} of or relating to or characteristic of the African Republic of the Sudan or its people
"the Sudanese desert"
{adj: Taiwanese, Chinese, Formosan} of or relating to or characteristic of the island republic on Taiwan or its residents or their language
"the Taiwanese capital is Taipeh"
{adj: Tanzanian} of or relating to the republic of Tanzania or its people
{adj: appealable} capable of being appealed especially to a higher tribunal
"decisions...appealable to the head of the agency"- New Republic
<-> unappealable
{adj: emergent, emerging} coming into existence
"an emergent republic"
{adj: independent} free from external control and constraint
"an independent mind"
"a series of independent judgments"
"fiercely independent individualism"
"an independent republic"
<-> dependent
{n: Afrikaans, Taal, South African Dutch} an official language of the Republic of South Africa; closely related to Dutch and Flemish
{n: Albania, Republic of Albania} a republic in southeastern Europe on the Adriatic coast of the Balkan Peninsula
{n: Algeria, Algerie, Democratic and Popular Republic of Algeria} a republic in northwestern Africa on the Mediterranean Sea with a population that is predominantly Sunni Muslim; colonized by France in the 19th century but gained autonomy in the early 1960s
{n: Andorra, Principality of Andorra} a small republic in the eastern Pyrenees between Spain and France
{n: Angola, Republic of Angola} a republic in southwestern Africa on the Atlantic Ocean; achieved independence from Portugal in 1975 and was the scene of civil war until 1990
{n: Argentina, Argentine Republic} a republic in southern South America; second largest country in South America
{n: Armenia, Republic of Armenia, Hayastan} a landlocked republic in southwestern Asia; formerly an Asian soviet; modern Armenia is but a fragment of ancient Armenia which was one of the world's oldest civilizations; throughout 2500 years the Armenian people have been invaded and oppressed by their neighbors
{n: Austerlitz} a town in Czech Republic; site of the battle of Austerlitz in 1805
{n: Austria, Republic of Austria, Oesterreich} a mountainous republic in central Europe; under the Habsburgs (1278-1918) Austria maintained control of the Holy Roman Empire and was a leader in European politics until the 19th century
{n: Azerbaijan, Azerbaijani Republic, Azerbajdzhan, Azerbajdzhan Republic} a landlocked republic in southwestern Asia; formerly an Asian soviet
{n: Baltic State, Baltic Republic} European countries bordering the Baltic Sea
{n: Bangladesh, People's Republic of Bangladesh, Bangla Desh, East Pakistan} a Muslim republic in southern Asia bordered by India to the north and west and east and the Bay of Bengal to the south; formerly part of India and then part of Pakistan; it achieved independence in 1971
{n: Bangui, capital of Central Africa} the capital and largest city of the Central African Republic
{n: Beijing, Peking, Peiping, capital of Red China} capital of the People's Republic of China in the Hebei province in northeastern China; 2nd largest Chinese city
{n: Belarus, Republic of Belarus, Byelarus, Byelorussia, Belorussia, White Russia} a landlocked republic in eastern Europe; formerly a European soviet
{n: Benin, Republic of Benin, Dahomey} a country on western coast of Africa; formerly under French control
{n: Bohemian} a native or inhabitant of Bohemia in the Czech Republic
{n: Bohemia} a historical area and former kingdom in the Czech Republic
{n: Bolivia, Republic of Bolivia} a landlocked republic in central South America; Simon Bolivar founded Bolivia in 1825 after winning independence from Spain
{n: Bosnia and Herzegovina, Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bosna i Hercegovina, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Bosnia} a mountainous republic of south-central Europe; formerly part of the Ottoman Empire and then a part of Yugoslavia; voted for independence in 1992 but the mostly Serbian army of Yugoslavia refused to accept the vote and began ethnic cleansing in order to rid Bosnia of its Croats and Muslims
{n: Botswana, Republic of Botswana} a landlocked republic in south-central Africa that became independent from British control in the 1960s
{n: Brazil, Federative Republic of Brazil, Brasil} the largest Latin American country and the largest Portuguese speaking country in the world; located in the central and northeastern part of South America; world's leading coffee exporter
{n: Brazzaville} the capital and largest city of the Republic of the Congo
{n: Brno, Brunn} an industrial city in Moravia in Czech Republic southeast of Prague
{n: Bulgaria, Republic of Bulgaria} a republic in the eastern part of the Balkan Peninsula in southeastern Europe
{n: Burundi, Republic of Burundi} a landlocked republic in east central Africa on the northeastern shore of Lake Tanganyika
{n: Cameroon, Republic of Cameroon, Cameroun} a republic on the western coast of central Africa; was under French and British control until 1960
{n: Cape Verde, Republic of Cape Verde} an island country in the Atlantic off the coast of Senegal
{n: Central African Republic franc} the basic unit of money in the Central African Republic
{n: Central African Republic, Central Africa} a landlocked country in central Africa; formerly under French control; became independent in 1960
{n: Chad, Republic of Chad, Tchad} a landlocked desert republic in north-central Africa; was under French control until 1960
{n: Chechnya, Chechenia, Chechen Republic} an autonomous republic in southwestern Russia in the northern Caucasus Mountains bordering on Georgia; declared independence from the USSR in 1991 but Russian troops invaded and continue to prosecute a relentless military campaign in the largely Muslim republic
{n: Chile, Republic of Chile} a republic in southern South America on the western slopes of the Andes on the south Pacific coast
{n: China, People's Republic of China, mainland China, Communist China, Red China, PRC} a communist nation that covers a vast territory in eastern Asia; the most populous country in the world
{n: Chinese monetary unit} the monetary unit in the People's Republic of China
{n: Colombia, Republic of Colombia} a republic in northwestern South America with a coastline on the Pacific Ocean and the Caribbean Sea; achieved independence from Spain in 1821 under the leadership of Simon Bolivar; Spanish is the official language
{n: Commonwealth of Independent States, CIS} an alliance made up of states that had been Soviet Socialist Republics in the Soviet Union prior to its dissolution in Dec 1991
{n: Comoros, Federal Islamic Republic of the Comoros} a country on the Comoro Islands
{n: Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Zaire, Belgian Congo} a republic in central Africa; achieved independence from Belgium in 1960
{n: Congo, Republic of the Congo, French Congo} a republic in west-central Africa; achieved independence from France in 1960
{n: Congolese} a native or inhabitant of the Republic of the Congo
{n: Costa Rica, Republic of Costa Rica} a republic in Central America; one of the most politically stable countries in Latin America
{n: Croatia, Republic of Croatia, Hrvatska} a republic in the western Balkans in south-central Europe in the eastern Adriatic coastal area; formerly part of the Habsburg monarchy and Yugoslavia; became independent in 1991
{n: Cuba, Republic of Cuba} a communist state in the Caribbean on the island of Cuba
{n: Cyprus, Republic of Cyprus} a country on the island of Cyprus; 80% of the people are of Greek origin and 20% or Turkish origin
{n: Czech Republic} a landlocked republic in central Europe; separated from Slovakia in 1993
{n: Czech monetary unit} monetary unit in Czech Republic
{n: Czechoslovakian, Czechoslovak, Czech} a native or inhabitant of the former republic of Czechoslovakia
{n: Czechoslovakia} a former republic in central Europe; divided into Czech Republic and Slovakia in 1993
{n: Czech} a native of inhabitant of the Czech Republic
{n: Djibouti, Republic of Djibouti, Afars and Issas} a country in northeastern Africa on the Somali peninsula; formerly under French control but became independent in 1997
{n: Dominican Republic} a republic in the West Indies; located on the eastern two-thirds of the island of Hispaniola
{n: Dominican monetary unit} monetary unit in the Dominican Republic
{n: Dominican peso, peso} the basic unit of money in the Dominican Republic; equal to 100 centavos
{n: East Germany, German Democratic Republic} a republic in north central Europe on the Baltic; established by the Soviet Union in 1954; reunified with West Germany in 1990
{n: East German} a native or inhabitant of the former republic of East Germany
{n: Ecuador, Republic of Ecuador} a republic in northwestern South America; became independent from Spain in 1822; the landscape is dominated by the Andes
{n: Egypt, Arab Republic of Egypt, United Arab Republic} a republic in northeastern Africa known as the United Arab Republic until 1971; site of an ancient civilization that flourished from 2600 to 30 BC
{n: El Salvador, Republic of El Salvador, Salvador} a republic on the Pacific coast of Central America
{n: Equatorial Guinea, Republic of Equitorial Guinea, Spanish Guinea} a country of west central Africa (including islands in the Gulf of Guinea); became independent from Spain in 1968
{n: Estonia, Esthonia, Republic of Estonia} a republic in northeastern Europe on the Baltic Sea
{n: Ethiopia, Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, Yaltopya, Abyssinia} Ethiopia is a republic in northeastern Africa on the Red Sea; formerly called Abyssinia
{n: Fiji, Republic of Fiji} an independent state within the British Commonwealth located on the Fiji Islands
{n: Finland, Republic of Finland, Suomi} republic in northern Europe; achieved independence from Russia in 1917
{n: France, French Republic} a republic in western Europe; the largest country wholly in Europe
{n: Free French, Fighting French} a French movement during World War II that was organized in London by Charles de Gaulle to fight for the liberation of France from German control and for the restoration of the republic
{n: Gabon, Gabonese Republic, Gabun} a republic on the west coast of Africa
{n: Gambia, The Gambia, Republic of The Gambia} a narrow republic surrounded by Senegal in West Africa
{n: Georgia, Sakartvelo} a republic in Asia Minor on the Black Sea separated from Russia by the Caucasus mountains; formerly an Asian soviet but became independent in 1991
{n: Germany, Federal Republic of Germany, Deutschland, FRG} a republic in central Europe; split into East German and West Germany after World War II and reunited in 1990
{n: Ghana, Republic of Ghana, Gold Coast} a republic in West Africa on the Gulf of Guinea
"Ghana was colonized as the Gold Coast by the British"
{n: Gilbert Islands} a group of islands in Micronesia southwest of Hawaii; formerly part of the British colony of Gilbert and Ellice Islands until it became part of the Republic of Kiribati in 1979
{n: Greece, Hellenic Republic, Ellas} a republic in southeastern Europe on the southern part of the Balkan peninsula; known for grapes and olives and olive oil
{n: Guatemala, Republic of Guatemala} a republic in Central America; achieved independence from Spain in 1821; noted for low per capita income and illiteracy; politically unstable
{n: Guinea, Republic of Guinea, French Guinea} a republic in western Africa on the Atlantic; formerly a French colony; achieved independence from France in 1958
{n: Guinea-Bissau, Republic of Guinea-Bissau, Guine-Bissau, Portuguese Guinea} a republic on the northwestern coast of Africa; recognized as independent by Portugal in 1974
{n: Guyana, Co-operative Republic of Guyana, British Guiana} a republic in northeastern South America; achieved independence from England in 1966
{n: Haiti, Republic of Haiti} a republic in the West Indies on the western part of the island of Hispaniola; achieved independence from France in 1804; the poorest and most illiterate nation in the western hemisphere
{n: Havel, Vaclav Havel} Czech dramatist and statesman whose plays opposed totalitarianism and who served as president of Czechoslovakia from 1989 to 1992 and president of the Czech Republic since 1993 (born in 1936)
{n: Hindenburg, Paul von Hindenburg, Paul Ludwig von Beneckendorff und von Hindenburg} German field marshal and statesman; as president of the Weimar Republic he reluctantly appointed Hitler as chancellor in 1933 (1847-1934)
{n: Honduras, Republic of Honduras} a republic in Central America; achieved independence from Spain in 1821; an early center of Mayan culture
{n: Hungary, Republic of Hungary, Magyarorszag} a republic in central Europe
{n: Iceland, Republic of Iceland} an island republic on the island of Iceland; became independent of Denmark in 1944
{n: India, Republic of India, Bharat} a republic in the Asian subcontinent in southern Asia; second most populous country in the world; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1947
{n: Indonesia, Republic of Indonesia, Dutch East Indies} a republic in southeastern Asia on an archipelago including more than 13,000 islands; achieved independence from the Netherlands in 1945; the principal oil producer in the Far East and Pacific regions
{n: Indonesian, Bahasa Indonesia, Bahasa} the dialect of Malay used as the national language of the Republic of Indonesia or of Malaysia
{n: Iran, Islamic Republic of Iran, Persia} a theocratic Islamic republic in the Middle East in western Asia; Iran was the core of the ancient empire that was known as Persia until 1935; rich in oil
{n: Iraq, Republic of Iraq, Al-Iraq, Irak} a republic in the Middle East in western Asia; the ancient civilization of Mesopotamia was in the area now known as Iraq
{n: Ireland, Eire, Irish Free State} a republic consisting of 26 of 32 counties comprising the island of Ireland; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1921
{n: Ireland, Hibernia, Emerald Isle} an island comprising the republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland
{n: Israel, State of Israel, Yisrael, Zion, Sion} Jewish republic in southwestern Asia at eastern end of Mediterranean; formerly part of Palestine
{n: Italy, Italian Republic, Italia} a republic in southern Europe on the Italian Peninsula; was the core of the Roman Republic and the Roman Empire between the 4th century BC and the 5th century AD
{n: Ivory Coast, Cote d'Ivoire, Republic of Cote d'Ivoire} a republic in western Africa on the Gulf of Guinea; one of the most prosperous and politically stable countries in Africa
{n: Kasai, Kasai River, River Kasai} a river of southwestern Africa that rises in central Angola and flows east and then north (forming part of the border between Angola and Congo) and continuing northwest through Congo to empty into the Congo River on the border between Congo and Republic of the Congo
{n: Kazakhstan, Republic of Kazakhstan, Kazakstan, Kazakh, Kazak} a landlocked republic south of Russia and northeast of the Caspian Sea; the original Turkic-speaking inhabitants were overrun by Mongols in the 13th century; an Asian soviet from 1936 to 1991
{n: Kenya, Republic of Kenya} a republic in eastern Africa; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1963; major archeological discoveries have been made in the Great Rift Valley in Kenya
{n: Khalkha, Khalka, Kalka} the language of the Khalkha that is the official language of the Mongolian People's Republic
{n: Kinshasa, Leopoldville} the capital of the Democratic Republic of the Congo on the Congo river opposite Brazzaville
{n: Kiribati, Republic of Kiribati} an island republic in the west central Pacific just south of the equator
{n: Kyrgyzstan, Kyrgyz Republic, Kirghizia, Kirgizia, Kirghiz, Kirgiz, Kirghizstan, Kirgizstan} a landlocked republic in west central Asia bordering on northwestern China; formerly an Asian soviet but became independent in 1991
{n: Laos, Lao People's Democratic Republic} a mountainous landlocked communist state in southeastern Asia; achieved independence from France in 1949
{n: Latvia, Republic of Latvia} a republic in northeastern Europe on the eastern coast of the Baltic Sea
{n: Lebanon, Lebanese Republic} an Asian republic at east end of Mediterranean
{n: Liberia, Republic of Liberia} a republic in West Africa; established in 1822 by Americans as a way to free negro slaves
{n: Lithuania, Republic of Lithuania, Lietuva} a republic in northeastern Europe on the Baltic Sea
{n: Macedonia} landlocked republic on the Balkan Peninsula; achieved independence from Yugoslavia in 1991
{n: Madagascar, Republic of Madagascar, Malagasy Republic} a republic on the island of Madagascar; achieved independence from France in 1960
{n: Malawi, Republic of Malawi, Nyasaland} a landlocked republic in southern central Africa; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1964
{n: Maldives, Republic of Maldives} a republic on the Maldive Islands; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1965
{n: Mali, Republic of Mali, French Sudan} a landlocked republic in northwestern Africa; achieved independence from France in 1960; Mali was a center of West African civilization for more than 4,000 years
{n: Malta, Republic of Malta} a republic on the island of Malta in the Mediterranean; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1964
{n: Marshall Islands, Republic of the Marshall Islands} a republic (under United States protection) on the Marshall Islands
{n: Mastotermes electrodominicus} extinct termite found in amber in the Dominican Republic
{n: Mauritania, Islamic Republic of Mauritania, Mauritanie, Muritaniya} a country in northwestern Africa with a provisional military government; achieved independence from France in 1960; largely western Sahara Desert
{n: Mauritius, Republic of Mauritius} a parliamentary state on the island of Mauritius
{n: Mexico, United Mexican States} a republic in southern North America; became independent from Spain in 1810
{n: Moldova, Republic of Moldova, Moldavia} a landlocked republic in eastern Europe; formerly a European soviet but achieved independence in 1991
{n: Mongolia, Mongolian People's Republic, Outer Mongolia} a landlocked socialist republic in central Asia
{n: Mongolia} a vast region in Asia including the Mongolian People's Republic and China's Inner Mongolia
{n: Moravia} a region in the central and eastern part of the Czech Republic; it lies east of Bohemia and west of the Carpathians
{n: Mozambique, Republic of Mozambique, Mocambique} a republic on the southeastern coast of Africa on the Mozambique Channel; became independent from Portugal in 1975
{n: Myanmar, Union of Burma, Burma} a mountainous republic in southeastern Asia on the Bay of Bengal
"much opium is grown in Myanmar"
{n: Namibia, Republic of Namibia, South West Africa} a republic in southwestern Africa on the south Atlantic coast (formerly called South West Africa); achieved independence from South Africa in 1990; the greater part of Namibia form part of the high Namibian plateau of South Africa
{n: Nauru, Republic of Nauru} an island republic on Nauru Island; phosphate exports support the economy
{n: Nehru, Jawaharlal Nehru} Indian statesman and leader with Gandhi in the struggle for home rule; was the first prime minister of the Republic of India from 1947 to 1964 (1889-1964)
{n: Nicaragua, Republic of Nicaragua} a republic in Central America; achieved independence from Spain in 1821
{n: Niger, Republic of Niger} a landlocked republic in West Africa; gained independence from France in 1960; most of the country is dominated by the Sahara Desert
{n: Nigeria, Federal Republic of Nigeria} a republic in West Africa on the Gulf of Guinea; gained independence from Britain in 1960; most populous African country
{n: North Korea, Democratic People's Republic of Korea, D.P.R.K., DPRK} a communist country in the northern half of the Korean Peninsula; established in 1948
{n: Ostrava} an industrial city in northwestern Czech Republic in the Moravian lowlands; located in the coal mining area of Silesia
{n: Pakistan, Islamic Republic of Pakistan, West Pakistan} a Muslim republic that occupies the heartland of ancient south Asian civilization in the Indus River valley; formerly part of India; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1947
{n: Palau, Republic of Palau, TT} a republic in the western central Pacific Ocean in association with the United States
{n: Panama, Republic of Panama} a republic on the Isthmus of Panama; achieved independence from Colombia in 1903
{n: Paraguay, Republic of Paraguay} a landlocked republic in south central South America; achieved independence from Spain in 1811
{n: Peru, Republic of Peru} a republic in western South America; achieved independence from Spain in 1821; was the heart of the Inca empire from the 12th to 16th centuries
{n: Philippines, Republic of the Philippines} a republic on the Philippine Islands; achieved independence from the United States in 1946
{n: Pilsen, Plzen} a town in Czech Republic where Pilsner beer originated
{n: Poland, Republic of Poland, Polska} a republic in central Europe; the invasion of Poland by Germany in 1939 started World War II
{n: Portugal, Portuguese Republic} a republic in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula; Portuguese explorers and colonists in the 15th and 16th centuries created a vast overseas empire (including Brazil)
{n: Prague, Praha, Prag, Czech capital} the capital and largest city of the Czech Republic in the western part of the country; a cultural and commercial center since the 14th century
{n: Revolutionary calendar} the calendar adopted by the first French Republic in 1793 and abandoned in 1805; dates were calculated from Sept. 22, 1792
{n: Roman Republic} the ancient Roman state from 509 BC until Augustus assumed power in 27 BC; was governed by an elected Senate but dissatisfaction with the Senate led to civil wars that culminated in a brief dictatorship by Julius Caesar
{n: Romania, Roumania, Rumania} a Balkan republic in southeastern Europe
{n: Rome, Roma, Eternal City, Italian capital, capital of Italy} capital and largest city of Italy; on the Tiber; seat of the Roman Catholic Church; formerly the capital of the Roman Republic and the Roman Empire
{n: Rwanda, Rwandese Republic, Ruanda} a landlocked republic in central Africa; formerly a German colony
{n: SALT II} the second treaty between the United States and the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics resulting from the Strategic Arms Limitation Talks
{n: SALT I} the first treaty between the United States and the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics resulting from the Strategic Arms Limitation Talks
{n: San Marino, Republic of San Marino} the smallest republic in the world; the oldest independent country in Europe (achieved independence in 301); located in the Apennines and completely surrounded by Italy
{n: Santiago de los Caballeros, Santiago} city in the northern Dominican Republic
{n: Santo Domingo, Ciudad Trujillo, capital of the Dominican Republic} the capital and largest city of the Dominican Republic
"Santo Domingo is the oldest continually inhabited European settlement in the Americas with the oldest cathedral and the oldest hospital and the oldest monastery in the Western Hemisphere"
{n: Sao Tome and Principe, Democratic Republic of Sao Tome and Principe, Sao Tome e Principe, Sao Thome e Principe, St. Thomas and Principe} island nation in the South Atlantic off the West coast of Africa; achieved independence from Portugal in 1975; has enormous offshore oil reserves
{n: Senegal, Republic of Senegal} a republic in northwestern Africa on the coast of the Atlantic; formerly a French colony but achieved independence in 1960
{n: Serbia and Montenegro, Union of Serbia and Montenegro, Yugoslavia, Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, Jugoslavija} a mountainous republic in southeastern Europe bordering on the Adriatic Sea; formed from two of the six republics that made up Yugoslavia until 1992; Serbia and Montenegro were known as the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia until 2003 when they adopted the name of the Union of Serbia and Montenegro
{n: Seychelles, Republic of Seychelles} a republic on the Seychelles islands; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1976
{n: Sierra Leone, Republic of Sierra Leone} a republic in West Africa; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1961
{n: Singapore, Republic of Singapore} a country in southeastern Asia on the island of Singapore; achieved independence from Malaysia in 1965
{n: Slovakia, Slovak Republic} a landlocked republic in central Europe; separated from the Czech Republic in 1993
{n: Slovenia, Republic of Slovenia, Slovenija} a mountainous republic in central Europe; formerly part of the Habsburg monarchy and Yugoslavia; achieved independence in 1991
{n: Somalia} a republic in extreme eastern Africa on the Somali peninsula; subject to tribal warfare
{n: South Africa, Republic of South Africa} a republic at the southernmost part of Africa; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1910; first European settlers were Dutch (known as Boers)
{n: South Korea, Republic of Korea} a republic in the southern half of the Korean Peninsula; established in 1948
{n: Soviet Russia, Russia, Russian Soviet Federated Socialist Republic} formerly the largest Soviet Socialist Republic in the USSR occupying eastern Europe and northern Asia
{n: Soviet Socialist Republic} one of the states that formerly made up the former Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (1922-1991)
{n: Soviet Union, Russia, Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, USSR} a former communist country in eastern Europe and northern Asia; established in 1922; included Russia and 14 other soviet socialist republics (Ukraine and Byelorussia and others); officially dissolved 31 December 1991
{n: Sri Lanka, Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, Ceylon} a republic on the island of Ceylon; became independent of the United Kingdom in 1948
{n: States General} assembly of the estates of an entire country especially the sovereign body of the Dutch republic from 16th to 18th centuries
{n: Strategic Arms Limitation Talks, SALT} negotiations between the United States and the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics opened in 1969 in Helsinki designed to limit both countries' stock of nuclear weapons
{n: Sudan, Republic of the Sudan, Soudan} a republic in northeastern Africa on the Red Sea; achieved independence from Egypt and the United Kingdom in 1956
{n: Suriname, Republic of Suriname, Surinam, Dutch Guiana, Netherlands Guiana} a republic in northeastern South America on the Atlantic; achieved independence from the Netherlands in 1975
{n: Switzerland, Swiss Confederation, Suisse, Schweiz, Svizzera} a landlocked federal republic in central Europe
{n: Syria, Syrian Arab Republic} an Asian republic in the Middle East at the east end of the Mediterranean; site of some of the world's most ancient centers of civilization
{n: Taiwan, China, Nationalist China, Republic of China} a government on the island of Taiwan established in 1949 by Chiang Kai-shek after the conquest of mainland China by the communists led by Mao Zedong
{n: Tajikistan, Republic of Tajikistan, Tadzhikistan, Tadzhik, Tadjik, Tajik} a landlocked mountainous republic in southeast central Asia north of Afghanistan; formerly an Asian soviet
{n: Tanzania, United Republic of Tanzania} a republic in eastern Africa
{n: Togo, Togolese Republic} a republic on the western coast of Africa on the Gulf of Guinea; formerly under French control
{n: Trinidad and Tobago, Republic of Trinidad and Tobago} an island republic in the West Indies off the northeastern coast of Venezuela; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1962
{n: Tunisia, Republic of Tunisia} a republic in northwestern Africa on the Mediterranean coast; achieved independence from France in 1956
"southern Tunisia is mostly desert"
{n: Turkey, Republic of Turkey} a Eurasian republic in Asia Minor and the Balkans; achieved independence from the Ottoman Empire in 1923
{n: Turkmenistan, Turkomen, Turkmen, Turkmenia} a republic in Asia east of the Caspian Sea and south of Kazakhstan and north of Iran; an Asian soviet from 1925 to 1991
{n: Tuvalu} a small island republic on the Tuvalu islands; formerly part of the British colony of Gilbert and Ellice Islands until it withdrew in 1975 and became independent of the United Kingdom in 1978
{n: Uganda, Republic of Uganda} a landlocked republic in eastern Africa; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1962
{n: Ukraine, Ukrayina} a republic in southeastern Europe; formerly a European soviet; the center of the original Russian state which came into existence in the ninth century
{n: United States, United States of America, America, the States, US, U.S., USA, U.S.A.} North American republic containing 50 states - 48 conterminous states in North America plus Alaska in northwest North America and the Hawaiian Islands in the Pacific Ocean; achieved independence in 1776
{n: Uruguay} a South American republic on the southeast coast of South America; achieved independence from Brazil in 1825
{n: Uzbekistan, Republic of Uzbekistan, Uzbek} a landlocked republic in west central Asia; formerly an Asian soviet
{n: Vanuatu, Republic of Vanuatu, New Hebrides} a volcanic island republic in Melanesia; independent since 1980
{n: Venezuela, Republic of Venezuela} a republic in northern South America on the Caribbean; achieved independence from Spain in 1811; rich in oil
{n: Vietnam, Socialist Republic of Vietnam, Viet Nam, Annam} a communist state in Indochina on the South China Sea; achieved independence from France in 1945
{n: Weimar Republic} the German republic founded at Weimar in 1919
"The Weimar Republic was overthrown in 1933 and replaced by the Third Reich"
{n: Weimar} a German city near Leipzig; scene of the adoption in 1919 of the constitution of the Weimar Republic that lasted until 1933
{n: West Germany, Federal Republic of Germany} a republic in north central Europe on the North Sea; established in 1949 from the zones of Germany occupied by the British and French and Americans after the German defeat; reunified with East Germany in 1990
{n: World War II, World War 2, Second World War} a war between the Allies (Australia, Belgium, Bolivia, Brazil, Canada, China, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Czechoslovakia, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Ethiopia, France, Greece, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, India, Iran, Iraq, Luxembourg, Mexico, Netherlands, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Norway, Panama, Philippines, Poland, South Africa, United Kingdom, United States, USSR, Yugoslavia) and the Axis (Albania, Bulgaria, Finland, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Japan, Rumania, Slovakia, Thailand) from 1939 to 1945
{n: Xinjiang, Sinkiang, Xinjiang Uighur Autonomous Region} an autonomous province in far northwestern China on the border with Mongolia and Kazakhstan; the largest province in the People's Republic of China and the homeland of the Uighur people
{n: Yemen, Republic of Yemen} a republic on the southwestern shores of the Arabian Peninsula on the Indian Ocean; formed in 1990
{n: Zambia, Republic of Zambia, Northern Rhodesia} a republic in central Africa; formerly controlled by Great Britain and called Northern Rhodesia until it gained independence within the commonwealth in 1964
{n: Zanzibar} an island in the Indian Ocean off the east coast of Africa; part of the United Republic of Tanzania
{n: Zimbabwe, Republic of Zimbabwe, Rhodesia, Southern Rhodesia} a landlocked republic in south central Africa formerly called Rhodesia; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1980
{n: banana republic} a small country (especially in Central America) that is politically unstable and whose economy is dominated by foreign companies and depends on one export (such as bananas)
{n: centavo} a fractional monetary unit of several countries: El Salvador and Sao Tome and Principe and Brazil and Argentina and Bolivia and Colombia and Cuba and the Dominican Republic and Ecuador and El Salvador and Guatemala and Honduras and Mexico and Nicaragua and Peru and the Philippines and Portugal
{n: democracy, republic, commonwealth} a political system in which the supreme power lies in a body of citizens who can elect people to represent them
{n: doge} formerly the chief magistrate in the republics of Venice and Genoa
{n: haler, heller} 100 halers equal 1 koruna in Czech Republic
{n: koruna} the basic unit of money in Czech Republic
{n: pattern} a model considered worthy of imitation
"the American constitution has provided a pattern for many republics"
{n: praetor, pretor} an annually elected magistrate of the ancient Roman Republic
{n: president} the chief executive of a republic
{n: proconsul} a provincial governor of consular rank in the Roman Republic and Roman Empire
{n: republicanism} the political orientation of those who hold that a republic is the best form of government
{n: republican} an advocate of a republic (usually in opposition to a monarchy)
{n: republic} a form of government whose head of state is not a monarch
"the head of state in a republic is usually a president"
{n: soviet} an elected governmental council in a Communist country (especially one that is a member of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics)
{v: decertify, derecognize, derecognise} cause to be no longer approved or accepted
"Carter derecognized Taiwan in 1979 after the U.S. recognized the People's Republic of China"
<-> certify
{v: discountenance} look with disfavor on
"The republic soon discountenanced its few friends"
{v: federate, federalize, federalise} enter into a league for a common purpose
"The republics federated to become the Soviet Union"
{v: glorify} bestow glory upon
"The victory over the enemy glorified the Republic"
{v: neutralize} make politically neutral and thus inoffensive
"The treaty neutralized the small republic"
{v: secede, splinter, break away} withdraw from an organization or communion
"After the break up of the Soviet Union, many republics broke away"
{v: take} take by force
"Hitler took the Baltic Republics"
"The army took the fort on the hill"
No longer a great mercantile power, the tiny republic of Venice had discovered a new and endless source of finance--the tourist trade.
这个小小的威尼斯共和国不再是一个贸易强国了，它已经发现了一个无穷无尽的新财源－旅游业。
By the time Giovanni Antonio Canal, known as Canaletto, was born in 1699, the ritual tossing of a wedding ring into the ocean signifying the Venetian Republic's domination of the Adriatic Sea had become something of an empty gesture.
到了吉奥尼尼·安东尼奥·卡纳尔（通称卡纳莱托）在 1699年诞生时，将一枚结婚戒指抛进海洋表示威尼斯共和国统治亚得里亚海的仪式已经成为一种没有意义的习俗。
This prequel is set in a time when the Galactic Republic is on the wane and its leaders are being forced to kneel to the brutal market forces of the Trade Federation which has blocked shipping lines to the planet Naboo.
这部前传所描述的故事发生在 "银河共和国 "趋于衰落的时候，它的首脑被胁迫向 "贸易联盟 "残酷无情的市场军队屈服，这个联盟阻断了所有到达 "奈布 "星球的航线。
One country that is attempting such a concerted effort is the Czech Republic, which has seen a leveling off of obesity rates since 1985.
目前正在同心协力对付肥胖症的一个国家是捷克共和国，自 1985年以来，这个国家的肥胖症患者人数没有大的增长。
The 5-cm diamond was discovered in Zaire, now the Democratic Republic of Congo, in the early 1990's.
直径五厘米的千禧之星是 90年代初在扎伊尔（即今刚果民主共和国）发现的。
When Springsteen introduced Bob Dylan's Chimes of Freedom in what was then the eastern German Democratic Republic, he told the audience, " I want to tell you, I 'm not here for or against any government.
当时在介绍鲍勃迪伦的《自由的钟声》给当时的东德意志民主共和国观众时，他说：我想对你们说，我来这里不是为了支持或反对任何政府。
His strategy includes exploiting markets in countries where the firm already has a presence-Germany, Italy, Austria and France -and entering new markets like Switzerland, the Netherlands, the Czech Republic and the UK.
他的发展战略包括在公司已经形成一定影响的国家开发市场，这些国家包括德国、意大利、奥地利和法国；以及在瑞士、荷兰、捷克及英国等国家开拓新市常
In his weekly radio address, President Bush again called on Congress to ratify that plan, known as the Central America and Dominican Republic Free Trade Agreement, or CAFTA.
布什总统在每周广播讲话中再一次呼吁国会批准这个计划，也就是中美洲和多米尼加共和国自由贸易协议，或者简称为中美洲自由贸易协议。
President Bush says it is not fair that about 80 percent of products from Central America and the Dominican Republic enter the United States duty free, while U.S. exports to those countries face hefty tariffs.
布什总统说，从中美洲和多米尼加共和国进入美国的产品中，80%是免税的，而美国向这些国家出口的产品却要被征收沉重的关税，这是不公平的。
On the sidelines of the festivities, President Putin will oversee a weekend summit Sunday of leaders of the Commonwealth of Independent states - a grouping of former Soviet republics. He also hosts an EU-Russia Summit on Tuesday. Mr. Putin is also to hold talks with President Bush, who, U.S. officials say, will continue to stress U.S. concerns about democracy in Russia.
除了庆祝活动以外，普京总统将主持星期天召开的独联体国家首脑会议，这些都是前苏联加盟共和国。普京总统星期二还要主持欧盟同俄罗斯的高峰会。普京还会和布什总统会面。据美国官员透露，布什将继续向普京表达美国对俄罗斯实施民主的关切。
Noticeably absent from the celebrations will be the leaders of the Baltic Republics of Lithuania and Estonia. They say Russia's May 9 celebrations fail to take into account the painful memories for their people, who regard the Allies' victory as the beginning of 50 years of Soviet occupation of the Baltics.
引人注目的是波罗的海地区的立陶宛共和国和爱沙尼亚共和国领导人将不参加这次活动。他们说俄罗斯5月9号的庆祝活动没有考虑到他们人民的痛苦经历。他们认为盟军的胜利是前苏联占领波罗的海国家50年历史的开始。
Kurmanbek Bakiyev, a former Kyrgyz prime minister, has taken over as the acting leader of the Central Asian republic. On Friday he named an acting cabinet made up of key figures within the opposition movement and said presidential elections would be held in June.
吉尔吉斯斯坦前总理巴基耶夫目前担任这个中亚共和国的代总统。星期五，巴基耶夫指定了由反对派组织的主要人士组成的代理内阁。 他说，总统选举将在六月举行。
Kyrgyzstan is the third former Soviet republic where popular protests have led to the ouster of long-serving, increasingly authoritarian leaders. President Akayev at one time was considered to be the most democratic of the Central Asian leaders, but in recent years his regime has cracked down on the opposition and tightened control over the media. The president and his family have also been accused of corruption and illegally profiting from his power.
吉尔吉斯斯坦是第三个因为群众示威而导致长期掌权的独裁者下台的前苏联共和国。阿卡耶夫总统一度被视为是中亚国家中最民主的领导人，但是，近年来，阿卡耶夫政府镇压反对派人士，并加紧了对媒体的控制。总统和他的家人也被指控腐败和利用职权非法牟利。
多米尼加共和国 Dominican Republic
中非共和国 Central African Republic
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