Etymology

republiqueta

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Today it means: A small and recently created republic, with a precarious organization and weak institutions. Full definition →

Spanish republiqueta
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  1. Spanish · borrowed fromrepubliqueta
  2. English todayrepubliqueta

Borrowed from Spanish republiqueta, from república (“republic”) + -eta (diminutive suffix).

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