| Third Republic | |
| —n | |
| 1. | the governmental system established after the fall of Napoleon III in the Franco-Prussian War and lasting until the German occupation of 1940 |
| 2. | the period during which this governmental system functioned (1870--1940) |
| a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes. |
| an extraordinary or unusual thing, person, or event; an exceptional example or instance. |