city state

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Noun

city state (plural city states)

1. A sovereign city, as in Ancient Greece, often part of a league of such cities.

   Singapore is the world's most populous city state.

Synonyms

• polis (Greek contexts); civitas (uncommon)

Translations

• French: cité-État
• German: Stadtstaat
• Italian: città-stato
• Portuguese: cidade-estado
• Russian: го́род-госуда́рство
• Spanish: ciudad estado

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