city-state

is a state in which there is only a single city or in which a single city is so superior in terms of population and power to any minor cities that may be included in its territory that this one city's paramountcy in the state is indisputable.

A city - state may be defined as a state in which t here is only a s ingle city or in which a s ingle city is so superior in terms of population and power to any minor cities that may be included in its territory that this one city's paramountcy in the state is indisputable. Ibid.

city state, n.All

city state