Usage Note
République is central to French national identity — France is officially la République française, and the motto Liberté, Égalité, Fraternité is inseparable from it. The country has had five republics since the Revolution. Marianne, the allegorical female figure, is the symbol of the republic and appears on official documents and coins.
Examples
"La République française est fondée sur la laïcité."
Natural Translation
The French Republic is founded on secularism.
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