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Partial calque of Portuguese República Juliana, named after July, the month it was formed.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Juliana Republic
Today it means: A republic briefly declared in the imperial Brazilian province of Santa Catarina, as an extension of the Ragamuffin War in the neighboring province of Rio Grande do Sul, and lasting from July 24 to November 15, 1839. Full definition →