adj of or pertaining to a republic.
2. republican ·noun a member of the republican party.
3. republican ·noun one who favors or prefers a republican form of government.
4. republican ·noun the american cliff swallow. the cliff swallows build their nests side by side, many together.
5. republican ·adj consonant with the principles of a republic; as, republican sentiments or opinions; republican manners.
6. republican ·noun a south african weaver bird (philetaerus socius). these weaver birds build many nests together, under a large rooflike shelter, which they make of straw.