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Definition
City-state; a state consisting of a sovereign city and its surrounding territory.
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How it's used
This term is primarily used in historical or political contexts to describe a sovereign state consisting of a single city and its surrounding territory. It carries a formal tone and is rarely used in casual daily conversation unless discussing history or geopolitics. Unlike general terms for countries, it specifically emphasizes the fusion of urban infrastructure and state sovereignty.
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There were many different city-states in ancient Greece.
Do you know that Singapore is a city-state?
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Ancient Greek city-states
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Grammar guides
- Directional complementsThe small words added after a verb to show direction of movement, like up, down, out, in, and back. Common in everyday Cantonese.
- DemonstrativesThis and that with 呢 and 嗰, the personal pronouns, and how 哋 turns I, you, and he into we, you all, and they.
- Resultative complementsSticking a result word onto a verb to show how it turned out, like eat until full or look and find. A productive everyday pattern.
