city-state
城邦,城市国家,城国,市政当局
Definitions
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- : 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.