city state

名词 n.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  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.

词形变化

city states plural city-state alternative

词源

From city + state, a calque of German Stadtstaat.
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