rzeczpospolita — meaning in English
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English meaning
- commonwealth noun A self-governing political community, especially one organized for the general good of its members.
- republic noun A country governed by elected representatives and a head of state who is not a monarch.
Senses
rzeczpospolita is used for these senses in English:
- Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth A confederation of the Kingdom of Poland and the Grand Duchy of Lithuania, 1569–1795.
- Rzeczpospolita Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth (1569–1795)
commonwealth — full definition
- noun A self-governing political community, especially one organized for the general good of its members.
- name The Commonwealth of Nations, a voluntary association of countries, most of them former territories of the British Empire.
republic — full definition
- noun A country governed by elected representatives and a head of state who is not a monarch.
- noun One of the constituent states within a larger federation, such as the former Soviet Union or Yugoslavia.