city state
noun [C] /ˌsɪt.iˈsteɪt/
/ˌsɪt̬-/ Definition
› in the ancient world, a city and the area around it with an independent government: Rome and Athens were some of the great city states of the ancient world.Parts of countries
(Definition of city state noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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