Republika Srpska

/ɹɪˈpʊblɪkə ˈsɜː(ɹ)pskə/

proper noun

A polity within Bosnia and Herzegovina.

OriginSerbo-Croatian Republika Srpska →
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Meanings

proper noun

alternative Republic of Srpska · alternative Serb Republic · alternative Srpska

  1. A polity within Bosnia and Herzegovina.
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    In 1995, corralled into an airbase in Dayton, Ohio, their leaders agreed to a complex set of formulae that ended the conflict but left Bosnia with an awkward political legacy, formally splitting it into the Serb-dominated Republika Srpska (RS) and a federation of Bosniaks (Bosnian Muslims) and Croats.

    2010 September 30, “So this is democracy”, in The Economist

Origin

  1. Serbo-CroatianRepublika Srpska
  2. EnglishRepublika Srpska

Unadapted borrowing from Serbo-Croatian Republika Srpska.

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Translations

Arabic جُمْهُورِيَّةْ صَرْب اَلْبُوسْنَة
  • جُمْهُورِيَّةْ صَرْب اَلْبُوسْنَة (jumhūriyyat ṣarb al-būsna)Entity within Bosnia and Herzegovina
Chinese Mandarin 塞族共和國 /塞族共和国
  • 塞族共和國 /塞族共和国 (Sàizú gònghéguó)Entity within Bosnia and Herzegovina
Czech Republika srbská
  • Republika srbskáEntity within Bosnia and Herzegovina
Estonian Serblaste Vabariik
  • Serblaste VabariikEntity within Bosnia and Herzegovina
French République serbe de Bosnie
  • République serbe de BosnieEntity within Bosnia and Herzegovina
German Republika Srpska
  • Republika SrpskaEntity within Bosnia and Herzegovina
Greek Σερβική Δημοκρατία
  • Σερβική Δημοκρατία (Servikí Dimokratía)Entity within Bosnia and Herzegovina
Italian Repubblica Serba di Bosnia-Erzegovina
  • Repubblica Serba di Bosnia-ErzegovinaEntity within Bosnia and Herzegovina
Japanese スルプスカ共和国
  • スルプスカ共和国 (Surupusuka kyōwakoku)Entity within Bosnia and Herzegovina
Korean 스릅스카 공화국
  • 스릅스카 공화국 (Seureupseuka gonghwaguk)Entity within Bosnia and Herzegovina
Latvian Serbu Republika
  • Serbu RepublikaEntity within Bosnia and Herzegovina
Portuguese República Sérvia
  • República SérviaEntity within Bosnia and Herzegovina
Russian Респу́блика Се́рбская
  • Респу́блика Се́рбская (Respúblika Sérbskaja)Entity within Bosnia and Herzegovina
Slovak Republika srbská
  • Republika srbskáEntity within Bosnia and Herzegovina
Spanish República Srpska
  • República SrpskaEntity within Bosnia and Herzegovina
Cite this entry
APA

Republika Srpska. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Republika%20Srpska

MLA

“Republika Srpska.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Republika%20Srpska. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Republika Srpska,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Republika%20Srpska.

Source: Republika Srpska on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.