as in republic
a state that has its own government and consists of a city and the area around it
the city-states of ancient Greece
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Recent Examples of city-state
Phoenicians gave the world its first alphabet and were formidable sea merchants and colonizers, establishing city-states throughout the central and western Mediterranean.
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Margherita Bassi, Smithsonian Magazine, 1 May 2025
Inside, a crowd of Christians, Jews and Native Americans were already packed together to witness the founding of Ararat, a tract of land on nearby Grand Island that was intended to be the first autonomous Jewish city-state in almost 1,800 years.
—Adam L. Rovner, The Conversation, 29 Apr. 2025
For months, tensions had been building between the two city-states as the Athenians clashed with Sparta’s friends and the Spartans sat idly by.
—A. Wess Mitchell, Foreign Affairs, 22 Apr. 2025
Derek Loh, Singapore’s high commissioner to Bangladesh, told delegates at the meeting that the southeast Asian city-state is keen to invest further in Bangladesh’s infrastructure sector.
—Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 21 Apr. 2025
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Margherita Bassi, Smithsonian Magazine, 1 May 2025
Inside, a crowd of Christians, Jews and Native Americans were already packed together to witness the founding of Ararat, a tract of land on nearby Grand Island that was intended to be the first autonomous Jewish city-state in almost 1,800 years.
—Adam L. Rovner, The Conversation, 29 Apr. 2025
For months, tensions had been building between the two city-states as the Athenians clashed with Sparta’s friends and the Spartans sat idly by.
—A. Wess Mitchell, Foreign Affairs, 22 Apr. 2025
Derek Loh, Singapore’s high commissioner to Bangladesh, told delegates at the meeting that the southeast Asian city-state is keen to invest further in Bangladesh’s infrastructure sector.
—Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 21 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for city-state
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By this treatment, Haiti was an upside-down world: Black people were free and white people were dead, a depiction that normalized and celebrated the United States as a white slaveholding republic.—
Time,
Time,
9 June 2025
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As the public realized that Louis XVI and his wife, Marie Antoinette, had no intention of ceding to the revolutionaries’ demands, calls to abolish the monarchy and establish a republic proliferated.—
Eli Wizevich,
Smithsonian Magazine,
9 June 2025
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The tomb was discovered at the archeological site of Gordion, the capital of the Phrygian kingdom, which controlled much of Asia Minor during the first millennium BCE, Gordion Excavation Director C. Brian Rose said in a news release.—
Greta Cross,
USA Today,
13 June 2025
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Denmark bill to allow US military bases COPENHAGEN, Denmark -- Denmark's Parliament on Wednesday approved a bill to allow U.S. military bases on Danish soil, a move that comes as President Donald Trump seeks to take control of the kingdom's semi-autonomous territory of Greenland.—
Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports,
Arkansas Online,
12 June 2025
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Ahead of the 2018 World Cup in Russia, Vuitton had launched a licensed collection of upscale leather goods in the flag colors of the participating nations.—
Joelle Diderich,
Footwear News,
13 June 2025
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Warring nations use propaganda to whip up sentiment against opponents, leading to decades of prejudice and suspicion.—
Nicholas DiMarzio,
New York Daily News,
13 June 2025
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In 1915, Nicholas granted Olga and her children by Paul the titles of Princess and Prince Paley. World War I, the fall of the Romanov dynasty and the Russian Revolution The Paley family arrived in Russia at a critical time for the waning empire.—
Meilan Solly,
Smithsonian Magazine,
13 June 2025
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The Final Destination star reflected on working on the Paramount+ oil drama from Yellowstone creator Taylor Sheridan, who has received backlash from some critics for his portrayal of female characters across his crime-drama TV empire.—
Wesley Stenzel,
EW.com,
12 June 2025
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That was still the case in the past two seasons, with nearly half of PSG’s transfer spend being disbursed across those three countries mentioned above.—
Chris Weatherspoon,
New York Times,
15 June 2025
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Leaders must speak out and condemn the fomenting violent extremism that threatens everything this country stands for.—
Kerry Breen,
CBS News,
15 June 2025
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The duchy is also partnering with local organizations to address homelessness, a key focus of his royal work in recent years.—
Stephanie Petit,
People.com,
30 May 2025
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That’s because prior to its 1861 unification, the Italian peninsula was fragmented into several kingdoms, duchies, and city-states, each with its landscape, culture, food, and grapes.—
Lauren Mowery,
Forbes.com,
23 May 2025
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Markey, according to potential challenger Earl Martin Phalen, has done an excellent job representing the commonwealth over his many years in office.—
Matthew Medsger,
Boston Herald,
4 June 2025
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Many on the list, which was shared with NPR, were for environmental justice projects, including one grant that supported initiatives such as flood mitigation in southwest Virginia, a deep red part of the commonwealth where communities have been shaped by the coal industry's booms and busts.—
Michael Copley,
NPR,
23 Apr. 2025
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Rival principalities, contesting ethnicities/nationalities, and at least three versions of Christianity (Orthodox, Catholic, Armenian), have roiled the hodgepodge.—
Matthew Wills,
JSTOR Daily,
7 Mar. 2022
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The principality’s narrow streets are particularly ill-suited to the current Formula 1 cars and make overtaking all but impossible.—
Dan Cancian,
Forbes.com,
24 May 2025
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“City-state.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/city-state. Accessed 20 Jun. 2025.
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