noun

• A state where sovereignty rests with the people or their representatives, rather than with a monarch or emperor; a country with no monarchy.
• (archaic) A state, which may or may not be a monarchy, in which the executive and legislative branches of government are separate.
• One of the subdivisions constituting Russia. See oblast.
• One of the subdivisions that made up the former Yugoslavia.
• A small city in Republic County, Kansas, United States.
• An unincorporated community and census-designated place in Marquette County, Michigan, United States.
• A city in Christian County and Greene County, Missouri, United States.
• A village in Seneca County, Ohio, United States.
• An unincorporated community and census-designated place in Fayette County, Pennsylvania, United States.
• A small city, the county seat of Ferry County, Washington, United States.
• An unincorporated community in Kanawha County, West Virginia, United States.