a state consisting of a sovereign city and its dependencies. Among the most famous are the great independent cities of the ancient world, such as Athens, Sparta, Carthage. 城邦
noun [集合/集体]城邦
San Marino is the only surviving Italian city-state. 圣马力诺是仅存的意大利城邦。
city-state
“ -ate” ⌜ 表示使成为或具有某种特性的 - indicating to make or become ~ ⌟