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city-state

city-state is the alternative form of city state.

Meaning of city state

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 and the only island city-state in the world.
    Synonyms:
    polis, civitas

Forms of city-state

pluralcity-states

Questions about city-state

What is city-state the alternative form of?
City-state is the alternative form of city state.

Words near city-state in the dictionary

  1. city-dweller
  2. city-dwellers
  3. City-of-Moscow
  4. city-ship
  5. city-ships
  6. city-state
  7. city-states
  8. citybillies
  9. citybilly
  10. citybound
  11. citybus

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