city-state
noun
ˈsi-tē-ˌstāt 
also -ˈstāt
: an autonomous state consisting of a city and surrounding territory
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Four of those top five carriers are based in what essentially are city-states with relatively small but extremely wealthy local markets.
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Dan Reed, Forbes.com, 26 June 2025
D’Annunzio established his own city-state, the Italian Regency of Canaro, with the poet in the position of Comandante.
—Ed Simon
june 23, Literary Hub, 23 June 2025
Measured by revenue, however, the tiny city-state of six million ends up far ahead of its ASEAN peers.
—Lionel Lim, Fortune, 18 June 2025
That leaves Pope Leo XIV facing challenges to drum up the funds needed to pull his city-state out of the red.
—Nicole Winfield, Chicago Tribune, 10 June 2025
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Dan Reed, Forbes.com, 26 June 2025
D’Annunzio established his own city-state, the Italian Regency of Canaro, with the poet in the position of Comandante.
—Ed Simon
june 23, Literary Hub, 23 June 2025
Measured by revenue, however, the tiny city-state of six million ends up far ahead of its ASEAN peers.
—Lionel Lim, Fortune, 18 June 2025
That leaves Pope Leo XIV facing challenges to drum up the funds needed to pull his city-state out of the red.
—Nicole Winfield, Chicago Tribune, 10 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for city-state
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“City-state.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/city-state. Accessed 30 Jun. 2025.
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