city-state

plural city-states

1. alternativeAlternative form of city state.

   For those of you looking to escape into international waters, there’s always seasteading to consider — modular, autonomous, voluntary city-states.

   2014 June 12, George Dvorsky, “12 Futuristic Forms of Government That Could One Day Rule the World”, in Gizmodo

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   During her unprecedented, record-breaking Eras tour a couple of years ago, Taylor moved beyond the status of mere pop star and began to be perceived as a travelling mercantile city-state.

   2026 July 3, Marina Hyde, “The US turns 250 and Taylor Swift gets married. I think we all know which is a bigger deal”, in The Guardian, →ISSN