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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

1. the ancient Roman state from 509 BC until Augustus assumed power in 27 BC; was governed by an elected Senate but dissatisfaction with the Senate led to civil wars that culminated in a brief dictatorship by Julius Caesar; 



WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

Roman Republic
    n 1: the ancient Roman state from 509 BC until Augustus assumed
         power in 27 BC; was governed by an elected Senate but
         dissatisfaction with the Senate led to civil wars that
         culminated in a brief dictatorship by Julius Caesar