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Definition of city state noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

city state

noun

/ˈsɪti steɪt/

/ˈsɪti steɪt/

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(especially in the past) an independent state consisting of a city and the area around it (for example, Athens in ancient times)

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