city-state

Noun
  1. A state consisting of a sovereign city (synset 108194876)
    is a type of: body politic, commonwealth, country, land, nation, res publica, state - a politically organized body of people under a single government
    specific instances: carthage - an ancient city state on the north African coast near modern Tunis; founded by Phoenicians; destroyed and rebuilt by Romans; razed by Arabs in 697
    same as: city state

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