Rzeczpospolita

See also: rzeczpospolita

English

The Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth at its maximum extent in 1619.

Etymology

From Polish rzeczpospolita (republic, commonwealth).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʒɛt͡ʃˌpɒspəˈlaɪtə/, /ʒɛt͡ʃˌpɒsˈpɒlɪtə/

Proper noun

Rzeczpospolita

  1. The Polish endonym referring to the Polish State, "Rzeczpospolita Polska", the official Polish name for the Republic of Poland.
  2. Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth (1569–1795)

Translations


Polish

Etymology

rzecz (thing) + pospolity (common), calque of Latin rēs publica (public affair).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʐɛt͡ʂ.pɔ.spɔˈlʲi.ta/
  • (file)

Noun

Rzeczpospolita f

  1. (formal) the Polish state
  2. Rzeczpospolita, daily nationwide newspaper in Poland.

Declension

One-word declension:

Two-word declension:

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