First Republic

noun

1. the republic established in France in 1792 and replaced by the First Empire in 1804.

First Republic

noun

1. the republic in France, which lasted from the abolition of the monarchy in 1792 until Napoleon Bonaparte proclaimed himself emperor in 1804

Example Sentences

The crimes and follies of the First Republic had made France and the world sick of its name.

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In the matter of education France was undoubtedly thrown backward and not forward by the First Republic.

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As yesterday was the anniversary of the proclamation of the First Republic, we were in a very manifesting mood.

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Hugo was the son of a soldier of the First Republic and of a lady who was a royalist of the most enthusiastic type.

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