city-state
[ sit-ee-steyt ]
/ ˈsɪt iˌsteɪt /
noun
a sovereign state consisting of an autonomous city with its dependencies.
Origin of city-state
First recorded in 1890–95
Words nearby city-state
city room,
city slicker,
city technology college,
city-born,
city-bred,
city-state,
cityfied,
cityscape,
cityward,
citywide,
ciudad bolívar
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British Dictionary definitions for city-state
city-state
noun
a state consisting of a sovereign city and its dependencies. Among the most famous are the great independent cities of the ancient world, such as Athens, Sparta, Carthage, Thebes, Corinth, and Rome