Meanings
nounrepubliqueta (plural republiquetas)
plural republiquetas · alternative republiquette
- derogatorygovernmentA small and recently created republic, with a precarious organization and weak institutions.
Lumumba replied by going on the air to congratulate "our brothers of the North Congo," in "the republiquette of the Abbe Youlou."
1968, F. Seth Singleton, The African States and the Congo Affair, 1960-1965, page 80- derogatoryhistoricalspecificallygovernmentAn independence-seeking guerrilla group in South America in the 19th century.
Origin
- Spanishrepubliqueta
- Englishrepubliqueta
Borrowed from Spanish republiqueta, from república (“republic”) + -eta (diminutive suffix).
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French républiquette
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German Republikchen
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Italian repubblichetta
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Portuguese republiqueta
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Spanish republiqueta
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republiqueta. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/republiqueta
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“republiqueta.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/republiqueta. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “republiqueta,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/republiqueta.
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