as in republic
a state that has its own government and consists of a city and the area around it
the city-states of ancient Greece
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Recent Examples of city-state
Barbarians and city-states have merged into one concept, called independents.
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Ars Technica, 3 Feb. 2025
Carthage, once a powerful city-state, showcases the remnants of an ancient civilization that shaped Mediterranean history.
—Greg Iacurci, CNBC, 1 Feb. 2025
In this polyglot city-state where people of Chinese descent make up 75 percent of the population, Lunar New Year is a big deal.
—Mae Hamilton, AFAR Media, 28 Jan. 2025
The Corinthian style is named for Corinth, an ancient Greek city-state about 50 miles west of Athens.
—Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 22 Jan. 2025
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Ars Technica, 3 Feb. 2025
Carthage, once a powerful city-state, showcases the remnants of an ancient civilization that shaped Mediterranean history.
—Greg Iacurci, CNBC, 1 Feb. 2025
In this polyglot city-state where people of Chinese descent make up 75 percent of the population, Lunar New Year is a big deal.
—Mae Hamilton, AFAR Media, 28 Jan. 2025
The Corinthian style is named for Corinth, an ancient Greek city-state about 50 miles west of Athens.
—Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 22 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for city-state
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Having served as Ambassador to Washington D.C., Beijing, Singapore, and the Czech republic, Jaishankar enjoys a huge comparative advantage over his global peers, because of his familiarity with the machine and machinations of modern diplomacy.—
Vasuki Shastry,
Forbes,
23 Feb. 2025
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Kyiv said Moscow was sending Russian troops there to help pro-Russian separatists, but the Kremlin denied the accusations, insisting that Kyiv conduct direct negotiations with the breakaway republics there, and in another eastern region, Luhansk.—
Joanna Kakissis,
NPR,
21 Feb. 2025
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The new brand campaign arrives three months after the tour hosted its finals in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, for the first time in December after the WTA signed a sponsorship pact with the kingdom’s sovereign wealth fund, PIF, last May.—
Jason Clinkscales,
Sportico.com,
27 Feb. 2025
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Even in an era of kingdoms and duchies, nobody could afford a Bugatti Royale.—
Raphael Orlove,
Robb Report,
27 Feb. 2025
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That leaky bucket is the reality of your nation's finances.—
Axios,
Axios,
25 Feb. 2025
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Medicaid is one of the most successful and popular social safety net programs in our nation’s history.—
George Gresham,
New York Daily News,
25 Feb. 2025
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So, too, did anticolonial nationalists in the twentieth century conceive of their battles against Western empires in this way.—
Foreign Affairs,
Foreign Affairs,
25 Feb. 2025
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Taiwan was clearly an outpost of American empire, but the U.S. presence was benevolent in certain ways.—
Jon Lee Anderson,
The New Yorker,
25 Feb. 2025
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President Trump now calling Ukrainian President Zelensky a dictator, later blaming Ukraine's leaders for Putin's attack on that country.—
ABC NEWS,
ABC News,
27 Feb. 2025
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While inflation has since slowed, families are still being affected by supply chain issues, other inflationary pressures, and even the looming threat of tariffs against countries such as China, Mexico, and Canada—which could raise prices for consumers.—
Solcyré Burga,
TIME,
27 Feb. 2025
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Even in an era of kingdoms and duchies, nobody could afford a Bugatti Royale.—
Raphael Orlove,
Robb Report,
27 Feb. 2025
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Some are now demanding the royals reimburse the NHS — and even ditch the duchies altogether.—
Theresa Braine,
New York Daily News,
5 Nov. 2024
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Charles is the head of the commonwealth, which comprises 56 countries.—
Alex Gangitano,
The Hill,
27 Feb. 2025
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Whatever happens in the commonwealth around recreational cannabis may well do so again, especially as fewer states have the option of adopting recreational cannabis via the ballot.—
Daniel J. Mallinson,
The Conversation,
24 Feb. 2025
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The most memorable of those victories came at his home Grand Prix in the principality of Monaco.—
Aleks Klosok,
CNN,
21 Feb. 2025
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Princess Charlene of Monaco made a royal appearance at an event in the principality on Tuesday.—
Julia Teti,
WWD,
29 Jan. 2025
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“City-state.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/city-state. Accessed 10 Mar. 2025.
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