republic
/rɪˈpʌblɪk/noun
उच्चारण रिपब्लिक
गणराज्य, गणतंत्र
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a country that is governed by a president and politicians elected by the people and where there is no king or queen
गणराज्य, गणतंत्र
- India became a republic on 26 January 1950.
- Every year, Republic Day marks the day India became a republic.
- France is a republic with an elected president.
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- The country declared itself a republic after the end of royal rule.
- A republic is a state without a king or queen.
Synonyms democracy commonwealth nation state
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
a republic (noun) / the Republic of India
Republic is a noun with an article when general; in the official name of a country it starts with a capital letter and takes the.
सामान्य अर्थ में 'republic' noun है और article के साथ आता है; देश के आधिकारिक नाम में capital letter और 'the' लगता है।
- India became a republic in 1950.
- The Republic of India has a written constitution.
become / declare itself + a republic
Use a before republic after become or declare, because it is a countable noun.
'Become' या 'declare' के बाद countable noun होने के कारण 'republic' से पहले 'a' आता है।
- Pakistan became a republic in 1956.
- The country declared itself a republic.
Republic Day
Republic Day is a fixed name, so both words take capitals; use on with the date.
'Republic Day' स्थायी नाम है, इसलिए दोनों शब्द capital में लिखे जाते हैं; तारीख के साथ 'on' आता है।
- We celebrate Republic Day on 26 January.
republic vs republican
Republic is the noun for the state; republican is the adjective, and as a noun it means a supporter of republican government.
'Republic' राज्य का noun है; 'republican' adjective है और noun के रूप में गणतंत्र का समर्थक।
- He holds strong republican views.
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adjective + republic
federaldemocraticsovereignsocialistsecular
- India is a sovereign, socialist, secular, democratic republic.
verb + republic
proclaimfoundbecomedeclareestablish
- The leaders proclaimed a republic after independence.
republic + noun
dayparadeconstitutiongovernmentform
- The Republic Day parade was held on Rajpath.
noun + republic
bananapeople'sfederalFrenchRoman
- The Roman republic was governed by elected officials.
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- A republic has an elected head of state instead of a king or queen.
गणतंत्र में राजा या रानी के स्थान पर निर्वाचित राष्ट्राध्यक्ष होता है।
- Radhika watched the Republic Day parade on television.
राधिका ने गणतंत्र दिवस की परेड टेलीविज़न पर देखी।
- France has been a republic since the French Revolution.
फ्रांसीसी क्रांति के बाद से फ्रांस एक गणतंत्र है।
- Our constitution came into force when India became a republic.
भारत के गणतंत्र बनने पर हमारा संविधान लागू हुआ।
- The students debated whether a republic is better than a monarchy.
विद्यार्थियों ने बहस की कि गणतंत्र राजतंत्र से बेहतर है या नहीं।
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✗ India is a republic country.
✓ India is a republic.
Republic is itself the noun for the country; do not use it as an adjective before country.
'Republic' स्वयं देश के लिए noun है; इसे country से पहले adjective की तरह प्रयोग नहीं करते।
✗ India became republic in 1950.
✓ India became a republic in 1950.
Republic is a singular countable noun and needs an article.
'Republic' singular countable noun है और इसे article चाहिए।
✗ The Republic day is celebrated on 26 January.
✓ Republic Day is celebrated on 26 January.
Names of national days take no article.
राष्ट्रीय दिवसों के नामों से पहले article नहीं लगता।
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General knowledge
India became a republic on 26 January 1950, when the Constitution came into force; the Preamble describes India as a sovereign, socialist, secular, democratic republic; the head of a republic is an elected President, not a hereditary monarch.
भारत 26 जनवरी 1950 को गणराज्य बना, जब संविधान लागू हुआ; Preamble भारत को sovereign, socialist, secular, democratic republic बताती है; गणराज्य का प्रमुख निर्वाचित राष्ट्रपति होता है, वंशानुगत राजा नहीं।
Literature: Plato wrote 'The Republic'.
साहित्य में Plato ने 'The Republic' लिखी।