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Rzeczpospolita

Rzeczpospolita

See also: rzeczpospolita

English

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

Proper noun

Rzeczpospolita

  1. The Polish endonym referring to the Polish State, "Rzeczpospolita Polska", the official Polish name for the Republic of Poland.

Translations


Polish

Etymology

rzecz (thing) + pospolita (common), calque of Latin rēs pūblica (public affair)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʐɛt͡ʂ.pɔˈspɔ.lʲi.ta/

Noun

Rzeczpospolita f

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

Declension

One-word declension:

Two-word declension:

rzeczpospolita

rzeczpospolita

See also: Rzeczpospolita

Polish

Noun

rzeczpospolita f (abbreviation rzplita)

  1. (archaic) republic or commonwealth

Usage notes

The word is nowadays nearly always used in reference to the official name of the Republic of Poland, Rzeczpospolita Polska (abbrev. RP). Other examples: Rzeczpospolita Obojga Narodów Commonwealth of Poland and Lithuania, Polska Rzeczpospolita Ludowa Polish People's Republic (abbrev. PRL). See Rzeczpospolita for other usages.

Declension

May be declined either as two separate words or as one word with adjectival declension. Both forms are considered correct.

Two-word declension:

One-word declension: