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city-state

/sit-ee-steyt/US // ˈsɪt iˌsteɪt //

城邦,城市国家,城国,市政当局

Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : a sovereign state consisting of an autonomous city with its dependencies.

Examples

  • Throughout the fifties, in city after city, fluoridation became the subject of fierce debate.

  • To put it rather uncharitably, the USPHS practiced a major dental experiment on a city full of unconsenting subjects.

  • Dental leaders barnstormed the state, and cities began to fluoridate.

  • Today, the city is an Asian hipster outpost, with shopping malls, clothing boutiques, and mixologist-prepared cocktails.

  • But on Thursday Boxer triggered a Golden State political earthquake, announcing that she would not seek a fifth term in 2016.

  • This city stands upon almost two equal parts on each side the river that passes through.

  • When she arrived she made a regular entry into the city in a coach all gold and glass, drawn by eight superb plumed horses.

  • If we can free this State of Yankees, we will accomplish more than your armies down south have.

  • You see, I am the city undertaker, and the people are dying here so fast, that I can hardly supply the demand for coffins.

  • Cheap as they are, they are a poorer speculation than even corner lots in a lithographic city of Nebraska or Oregon.