'city state' definitions:
Definition of 'city state'
(from WordNet)
noun
A state consisting of a sovereign city [syn: city state, city-state]
Synonyms of 'city state'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- ally,
- archduchy,
- archdukedom,
- body politic,
- buffer state,
- captive nation,
- chieftaincy,
- chieftainry,
- colony,
- commonweal,
- commonwealth,
- country,
- county,
- domain,
- dominion,
- duchy,
- dukedom,
- earldom,
- empery,
- empire,
- free city,
- grand duchy,
- kingdom,
- land,
- mandant,
- mandate,
- mandated territory,
- mandatee,
- mandatory,
- nation,
- nationality,
- polis,
- polity,
- possession,
- power,
- principality,
- principate,
- protectorate,
- province,
- puppet government,
- puppet regime,
- realm,
- republic,
- satellite,
- seneschalty,
- settlement,
- sovereign nation,
- state,
- sultanate,
- superpower,
- territory,
- toparchia,
- toparchy