Definition of republics:
(n) :
A state where sovereignty rests with the people or their representatives, rather than with a monarch or emperor; a country with no monarchy.
(n) :
(archaic) A state, which may or may not be a monarchy, in which the executive and legislative branches of government are separate.
(n) :
One of the subdivisions constituting Russia. See oblast.
(n) :
One of the subdivisions that made up the former Yugoslavia.
(n) :
The Roman Republic.
(n) :
A city in Christian County and Greene County, Missouri, United States.