# city state

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. A sovereign city, as in Ancient Greece, often part of a league of such cities.

## Etymology
From city + state, a calque of German Stadtstaat.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
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