English → Latin
“republic” in Latin
rēspūblicaa republic, commonwealth; the state, nation; politics, civil affairslitterāriusliterary (relating to literature)doceōto produce
The English word republic itself goes back to Latin pūblicus, through rēspūblicā.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
republic
civitas libera: civitas libera et sui juris: respublica libera; also, simply respublica, when the context fixes the sense: the monarchy is changed into a republic, a regis dominatione in libertatem populi vindicatur respublica: the republic of letters, perhaps we may say civitas erudita or litteraria, or respublica erudita, docta, litteraria, or doctorum, eruditorum hominum; but these phrases denote an actual, rather than ideal, republic. Some adopt senatus doctorum (from Cic., N.D., 1, 34, cum tamquam senatum philosophorum recitares). ☞ Avoid orbis litteratus or eruditus: orbis litteratorum, eruditorum, although defended by Nolten., Antib., ii., p. 165. Orbis never denotes a number or body of men (Krebs).
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for republic?
- The usual Latin words for “republic” are rēspūblica, litterārius, doceō. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.