corpus separatum

noun

A city or region which is given a special legal and political status different from its environment, but which falls short of being sovereign, or an independent city state.

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Meanings

nouncorpus separatum (uncountable)
  1. uncountableA city or region which is given a special legal and political status different from its environment, but which falls short of being sovereign, or an independent city state.
    1. historicaluncountableA proposed internationally-governed area encompassing the city of Jerusalem in the 1947 United Nations Partition Plan for Palestine.

Origin

Borrowed from Latin.

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APA

corpus separatum. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/corpus%20separatum

MLA

“corpus separatum.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/corpus%20separatum. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “corpus separatum,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/corpus%20separatum.

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