sister republic

English

Etymology

Calque of French république sœur (“sister republic”).

Noun

sister republic (plural sister republics)

  1. (historical) A European republic established by the forces of the First French Republic (or with French assistance) during the French Revolutionary Wars of the late 18th and early 19th centuries.
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