Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Republican \Re*pub"lic*an\ (r?-p?b"l?-kan), n.
   1. One who favors or prefers a republican form of government.

   2. (U.S.Politics) A member of the Republican party.

   3. (Zo["o]l.)
      (a) The American cliff swallow. The cliff swallows build
          their nests side by side, many together.
      (b) A South African weaver bird ({Philet[ae]rus socius}).
          These weaver birds build many nests together, under a
          large rooflike shelter, which they make of straw.

   {Red republican}. See under {Red}.