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- French · calque ofrépublique sœur“sister republic”
- English todaysister republic
Calque of French république sœur (“sister republic”).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
sister republic
Today it means: A European republic established by the forces of the First French Republic (or with French assistance) during the French Revolutionary Wars of the late 18th and early 19th centuries. Full definition →
French république sœur