republicano

/republiˈkano/ · B2 · adj

republican

🏛️ república + -ano = of the republic; Latin res publica = the public thing

Spanish adds -ano to make adjectives of belonging, as in americano. So republicano means of the república. The Latin root res publica means the public matter, and English republican comes from the same root. Capitalised, it names a party member.

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