0 in the ancient world, a city and the area around it with an independent government:
1 a city and its surrounding territory that together make an independent state
He provides a ranging survey of city states and of the concept of a city state.
He is primarily concerned with using the notion of city state as a 'heuristic device' with which to explore aspects of the early modern metropolis.
Art and politics in a late medieval city state.
The city state was one of personal communication between a few people and the leader.
It is a most splendid example of what a city state can contribute to civilisation and prosperity.
Is it a city state?
They have a city state tradition and guilds which were started comparatively early on but which have not been running for a continuous period of time.
It is also used as a legal deposit and archive for the city state.
