Re·pub·lic·an n.
  1. One who favors or prefers a republican form of government.
  2. U.S.Politics A member of the Republican party.
  3. Zool. (a) The American cliff swallow. The cliff swallows build their nests side by side, many together. (b) A South African weaver bird (Philetaerus socius). These weaver birds build many nests together, under a large rooflike shelter, which they make of straw.
  Red republican. See under Red.
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