city-state

The definition of a city-state is a state that contains an independent city which is not administered or governed by another government.

(noun)

Examples of city-states are Vatican City, Monaco and Singapore.

See city-state in Webster's New World College Dictionary

noun

a state made up of an independent city and the territory directly controlled by it, as in ancient Greece

See city-state in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

A sovereign state consisting of an independent city and its surrounding territory.

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