独どく立りつ市し

noun

independent city

Refers to a city that is not part of a larger administrative division like a county; used in contexts of local government.

• アメリカには、郡ぐんに属ぞくさない独どく立りつ市しがいくつか存そん在ざいする。

  In the United States, there are several independent cities that do not belong to any county.