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cit⋅y-state

  [sit-ee-steyt]
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–noun
a sovereign state consisting of an autonomous city with its dependencies.
Origin:
1890–95
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cit·y-state   (sĭt'ē-stāt')
n.  A sovereign state consisting of an independent city and its surrounding territory.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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