Yes they did! :)
Texans gave themselves the nickname of the Lone Star Republic when they declared themselves an independent state. Sam Houston was the president of the Texas Republic.
Lone star republic.
Lone star republic.
Armenia (officially the Republic of Armenia) was the first country in the world to adopt Christianity as its state religion (in the early 4th century).
Mexico became a republic.
republic
Republic
Flip
1907
democracy.
It did NOT. Even now we do not have euro :)
This may be a nickname adopted by most anyone who wants to adopt it.