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Third Republic
noun
the republic established in France in 1870 and terminating with the Nazi occupation in 1940.
Third Republic
noun
the governmental system established after the fall of Napoleon III in the Franco-Prussian War and lasting until the German occupation of 1940
the period during which this governmental system functioned (1870ā1940)
Example Sentences
You have said that we are now living through the collapse of the āAmerican Third Republic.ā
Some Spaniards began to wonder if it was time for Spainās third republic of the past 150 years.
On and offstage, her showmanship placed her in opposition to the everywoman bound by the strictures of Franceās Third Republic.
Gone are the days of a pliant press covering up his long history of affairs and indiscretions, as some even ask whether it is time for Spainās third republic of the past 150 years.
Only in 1885 did the Third Republic seal the deal when it orchestrated the burial of Victor Hugo and laid his massive remains in the buildingās crypt.
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