English

city state

/ˈsɪti steɪt/
A sovereign city, as in Ancient Greece, often part of a league of such cities.

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    From city + state, a calque of German Stadtstaat.

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    • partEnglishcity “A large settlement, bigger than a town; sometimes with a specific legal definition, depending on th…”
      • inheritedMiddle Englishcite
        • borrowedOld Frenchcitet
    • calqueGermanStadtstaat
    • partEnglishstate “A condition; a set of circumstances applying at any given time.”
      • inheritedMiddle Englishstat
        • borrowedOld Frenchestat

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