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city-state

[ sit-ee-steyt ]

noun

  1. a sovereign state consisting of an autonomous city and, especially historically, any dependent settlements or territories:

    The Corinthian order of architecture is named for its legendary origin in the ancient Greek city-state of Corinth.

    Singapore’s role in shaping global entrepreneurship has further strengthened that city-state's position in the world economy.



city-state

noun

  1. a state consisting of a sovereign city and its dependencies. Among the most famous are the great independent cities of the ancient world, such as Athens, Sparta, Carthage, Thebes, Corinth, and Rome
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of city-state1

First recorded in 1890–95
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The glitzy, ever-expanding United Arab Emirates city-state of Dubai offers little sign of a major cricket event - there are no welcome banners at the airport.

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He said he wanted to build a new city-state, somewhere on the Mediterranean coast.

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Singapore was once known as an affluent and strait-laced city-state.

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The city-state, one of seven hereditarily ruled, autocratic sheikhdoms that make up the UAE, provided Emirates some $4 billion in a bailout at the height of the pandemic.

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The financial health of the carrier Emirates has served as a barometer for the aviation industry worldwide and the wider economic health of this city-state.

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