Rzeczpospolita

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/ʒɛt͡ʃˌpɒspəˈlaɪtə//ʒɛt͡ʃˌpɒsˈpɒlɪtə/

proper noun

The Polish endonym referring to the Polish State, Rzeczpospolita Polska, the official Polish name for the Republic of Poland.

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Meanings

proper noun
  1. The Polish endonym referring to the Polish State, Rzeczpospolita Polska, the official Polish name for the Republic of Poland.
  2. Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth (1569–1795)

Origin

  1. Polishrzeczpospolita
  2. EnglishRzeczpospolita

Unadapted borrowing from Polish rzeczpospolita.

Full word history & related roots →

Translations

Bulgarian Речпосполита
  • Речпосполита (Rečpospolita)Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth
Czech Řečpospolitá
  • ŘečpospolitáPolish–Lithuanian Commonwealth
French Rzeczpospolita
  • RzeczpospolitaPolish–Lithuanian Commonwealth
German Rzeczpospolita
  • RzeczpospolitaPolish–Lithuanian Commonwealth
Greek Ζετσποσπολίτα
  • Ζετσποσπολίτα (Zetspospolíta)Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth
Japanese ジェチュポスポリタ
  • ジェチュポスポリタ (Jechuposuporita)Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth
Korean 제치포스폴리타
  • 제치포스폴리타 (Jechiposeupollita)Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth
Latvian Žečpospoļita
  • ŽečpospoļitaPolish–Lithuanian Commonwealth
Lithuanian Žečpospolita
  • ŽečpospolitaPolish–Lithuanian Commonwealth
Polish Rzeczpospolita
  • RzeczpospolitaPolish–Lithuanian Commonwealth
Russian Ре́чь Посполи́тая
  • Ре́чь Посполи́тая (Réčʹ Pospolítaja)Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth
Slovak Rečpospolitá
  • RečpospolitáPolish–Lithuanian Commonwealth
Ukrainian Рі́ч Посполи́та
  • Рі́ч Посполи́та (Ríč Pospolýta)Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

“Rzeczpospolita.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Rzeczpospolita. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Rzeczpospolita,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Rzeczpospolita.

Source: Rzeczpospolita on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.