city-state

(thing) by Shafik Sat Nov 13 1999 at 14:18:40

A city that is also a sovereign state. Vatican City is a city-state.

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(thing) by CentrX Sun Sep 10 2000 at 20:49:50

A state made up of an independent city and the territory directly controlled by it, as in ancient Greece.

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