republiek

Afrikaans

Etymology

From Dutch republiek, from French république, from Latin rēspūblica or rēs pūblica.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /rɛpɵˈblik/

• Audio:

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Noun

republiek (plural republieke, diminutive republiekie)

1. republic

Derived terms

• piesangrepubliek
• volksrepubliek

Related terms

• republikeins

Dutch

Alternative forms

• republicq (obsolete)
• republijk (obsolete)
• republiq (obsolete)
• republique (obsolete)
• republyk (obsolete)

Etymology

Borrowed from French république, from Latin rēspūblica or rēs pūblica.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌreːpyˈblik/

• Audio:

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• Hyphenation: re‧pu‧bliek
• Rhymes: -ik

Noun

republiek f (plural republieken, diminutive republiekje n)

1. republic (type of state)

Proper noun

republiek f

1. (Netherlands, historical, often capitalised) Ellipsis of Republiek der Zeven Verenigde Nederlanden (“Dutch Republic”) (a predecessor state of the present-day Netherlands that existed from 1579 to 1795)
2. (Netherlands, Indonesia, dated, often capitalised) Ellipsis of Republiek Indonesië (“Republic of Indonesia”) (an independent state proclaimed in 1945 as the successor to the former Dutch East Indies)
   • 1976, 01:44:24 from the start, in Roelof Kiers, director, Indonesia Merdeka‎^[1], spoken by Roelof Kiers and Johan Fabricius, via VPRO, retrieved 26 July 2024:

     Kiers: Hoe werd de Republiek eigenlijk in die periode door de Nederlanders beschouwd, die toen vrij waren?
     Fabricius: Die werd niet au sérieux genomen in het begin. Men vond het een grappige vertoning, men dacht dat, als zo meteen – ‘wacht maar, als straks de troepen komen, dan wordt er een eind aan gemaakt’ – dat was de algemene opinie van de mensen.

     Kiers: Actually, how was the Republic of Indonesia perceived by the Dutch who were not imprisoned at that point in time?
     Fabricius: It was not taken seriously at first. People thought it was a comical charade, people thought that, when soon – ‘just wait, when the troops will arrive shortly, they'll put an end to it’ – that was the common opinion of the people.

Derived terms

• bananenrepubliek
• bondsrepubliek
• handelsrepubliek
• koopmansrepubliek
• radenrepubliek
• stadsrepubliek
• volksrepubliek

Related terms

• republikein

Descendants

• Afrikaans: republiek
• → Indonesian: republik
• → Papiamentu: republiek (dated)
• → Sranan Tongo: republiek

Sranan Tongo

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from Dutch republiek.

Noun

republiek

1. republic
   • 1981, Thea Doelwijt, Prisiri stari. De pretster. Wan komedi-pré gi pikin. Een theaterspel voor kinderen [The star of joy. A theatre play for children]‎^[2], Paramaribo: Eldoradoboek, →ISBN, page 60:

     Opo mi pikin, opo. J'o tron wan Stari. Wan Stari d'e brenki ini a Firmamenti. En m'o gi joe wan kondre. Wan heri kondre nanga foeroe libisma. En a kondre disi sa nen A njoen Republiek Sranan!

     Rise, my child, rise. You will become a star. A star that shines in the firmament. And I will give you a country. A whole country, with many people. And this country will be called: the new Republic of Suriname!

   • 1983 April 1, “Sortoe sé joe e teki ini na kownoekondrestré-aksi? [Which side are you on regarding the kingdom issue?]”, in A waktitoren‎^[3], Selters-Taunus: Wachtturm-Gesellschaft (Christian Congregation of Jehovah’s Witnesses), page 6:

     Leki wan bakapisi foe toe grontapoe feti, dan foeroe grontapoe kownoekondre ben trowe na gron èn tra sortoe tirimakti ben teki den presi — republiek, socialistis dictatuur ofoe tra autoritaire tiri.

     As a result of two world wars, many of the world's monarchies have been cast aside and other kinds of regime have taken their place – republics, socialist dictatorships or other authoritarian governments.