thành quốc
Definition
- Noun:
- City-state: An independent sovereign state consisting of a single city and its immediate surrounding territory, which functions as the center of political, economic, and cultural life.
Usage Examples
- Noun:
- Thành quốc Vatican là một quốc gia nhỏ nhất thế giới. (The Vatican City-state is the smallest country in the world.)
- Athens và Sparta là những thành quốc nổi tiếng của Hy Lạp cổ đại. (Athens and Sparta were famous city-states of ancient Greece.)
- Singapore được xem như một thành quốc hiện đại. (Singapore is considered a modern city-state.)
Advanced Usage
- The term is primarily used in historical and political contexts to describe classical and medieval political entities, as well as a few contemporary examples.
Variants and Related Words
- Thành bang: This is a more common and direct synonym for "city-state" in Vietnamese, used interchangeably with "thành quốc."
- Quốc gia-thành phố: A descriptive compound phrase meaning "city-nation" or "city-country."
Synonyms
- City-state: An independent state consisting of a city and its surrounding territory.
- Polis: The ancient Greek term for a city-state.
Related Concepts
- Đế quốc (Empire): A large political unit controlling territories beyond its original city-state.
- Cộng hòa (Republic): A form of government; many historical city-states were republics.
- Thủ đô (Capital): The primary city of a country, which is distinct from a sovereign city-state.