Meanings
proper nounthe Juliana Republic
- historicalA 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.
Origin
Partial calque of Portuguese República Juliana, named after July, the month it was formed.
Full word history & related roots →Cite this entry
APA
Juliana Republic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Juliana%20Republic
MLA
“Juliana Republic.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Juliana%20Republic. Accessed November 5, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Juliana Republic,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Juliana%20Republic.
Source: Juliana Republic on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.