Rzeczpospolita
Rzeczpospolita (pronounced [ʐɛt͡ʂpɔsˈpɔlita] ) is a traditional Polish term for a political community founded for the common good. The noun "rzeczpospolita", meaning "public welfare, general good or advantage" rzecz "thing, matter" and pospolita "common", is analogous to the Latin rēs pūblica (rēs "thing" + pūblica "public, common"), i.e.