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FREE CITY [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2023-01-25
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Political Science (General)
- National History
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- city-state
1, record 1, English, city%2Dstate
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- free city 2, record 1, English, free%20city
see observation, obsolete
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A political system consisting of an independent city having sovereignty over contiguous territory and serving as a centre and leader of political, economic, and cultural life. 3, record 1, English, - city%2Dstate
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
In view of the concentration of political life, city-states have tended to be small, comprising the urban center and surrounding rural districts. Because this form of political organization appeared in early stages of civilized societies, citizens were also grouped in a tight social, religious, and economic bond. 4, record 1, English, - city%2Dstate
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
free city: The English translation of the German ["freie Stadt,"] applies specifically to certain towns in the medieval Holy Roman Empire, although city states of ancient Greece and Renaissance Italy may be viewed as free cities. 2, record 1, English, - city%2Dstate
Record 1, Key term(s)
- city state
- free-city
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Sciences politiques (Généralités)
- Histoires nationales
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- cité-État
1, record 1, French, cit%C3%A9%2D%C3%89tat
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- ville libre 2, record 1, French, ville%20libre
feminine noun, obsolete
- cité libre 2, record 1, French, cit%C3%A9%20libre
feminine noun, obsolete
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Entité politique dont le territoire correspond globalement à celui d'une grande ville, qui possède généralement l’ensemble des pouvoirs et des caractéristiques d'un État souverain. 1, record 1, French, - cit%C3%A9%2D%C3%89tat
Record 1, Key term(s)
- cité État
- ville-libre
- cité-libre
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Ciencias políticas (Generalidades)
- Historia nacional
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- ciudad-estado
1, record 1, Spanish, ciudad%2Destado
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
- ciudad estado 1, record 1, Spanish, ciudad%20estado
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Pero el desarrollo de la ciudad baja la extiende hasta romper los límites de la alta, y el resultado de esa casi osmótica fusión es la ciudad global que, siendo única, recibe el nombre de la que le dio origen, y así surge la polis, o Ciudad-Estado, punto de orígen de casi todas las concepciones políticas que han tenido fundamento y desarrollo en el mundo occidental. 1, record 1, Spanish, - ciudad%2Destado
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