/ Dictionary / Index C city-state: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: cit•y-state Pronunciation: (sit'ē-stāt"), [key] — n. a sovereign state consisting of an autonomous city with its dependencies. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. See also: city-state (Thesaurus) city slicker cityward Related Content Daily Word Quiz: illegible Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language