City-state

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A city-state is a region controlled exclusively by a city. City-states were common in the ancient period and gradually were combined into nations.

The many poleis of ancient Greece are classical examples. Other examples of city-states in history include:

See also: polis, nation-state, Hanseatic League

The term city-state also has the following contemporary usages:

See also: independent city


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