city-state
noun
ˈsi-tē-ˌstāt 
also -ˈstāt
: an autonomous state consisting of a city and surrounding territory
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The story of the Singapore’s Chinese migrant worker community dates back to before the existence of the modern-day city-state.
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Isabelle Kliger, Forbes, 18 Mar. 2025
Thousands of years of water cooperation paid off More than 4,000 years ago, two Sumerian city-states – Lagash and Umma – were engaged in a fierce war over a strip of fertile land and a canal fed by the Tigris River in what today would be southern Iraq.
—Melissa McCracken, The Conversation, 18 Mar. 2025
Historians have argued that similar helmets were worn by ancient warriors of many Greek city-states.
—Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 22 Jan. 2025
The Trailblazer and their companions will travel to another city-state in the hopes of peacefully securing the next Coreflame, though – predictably – some challenges arise along the way.
—Mark Joseph, Newsweek, 24 Feb. 2025
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Isabelle Kliger, Forbes, 18 Mar. 2025
Thousands of years of water cooperation paid off More than 4,000 years ago, two Sumerian city-states – Lagash and Umma – were engaged in a fierce war over a strip of fertile land and a canal fed by the Tigris River in what today would be southern Iraq.
—Melissa McCracken, The Conversation, 18 Mar. 2025
Historians have argued that similar helmets were worn by ancient warriors of many Greek city-states.
—Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 22 Jan. 2025
The Trailblazer and their companions will travel to another city-state in the hopes of peacefully securing the next Coreflame, though – predictably – some challenges arise along the way.
—Mark Joseph, Newsweek, 24 Feb. 2025
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“City-state.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/city-state. Accessed 25 Mar. 2025.
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