city-state

n.

（古希腊的）城邦；

1. Rome was the most powerful city in the world.
   罗马曾是世界上最强盛的城邦。
2. The basis of a democratic state is liberty.
   民主城邦的基础是自由权。

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Singapore: A Developmental City-State
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Reciprocity and Ritual. Homer and Tragedy in the Developing City-State by Richard Seaford
The Political Economy of a City-State: Government-Made Singapore
A Comparative Study of Thirty City-State Cultures (review)
A Comparative Study of Thirty City-State Cultures: An Investigation Conducted by the Copenhagen Polis Centre (review)
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Reciprocity and ritual : Homer and tragedy in the developing city-state
The Italian City-State: From Commune to Signoria