The US state of Oregon is surrounded by four other states. On its northern border is Washington, to the east is Idaho and to the south are the states of California and Nevada.
Stamford, Conneticut
No, Vatican City is an independent country, a city state, surrounded entirely by Rome, not Venice,
Vatican is an example of such city/state. City of Vatican belongs to the country of Vatican surrounded by country of Italy (if in fact by "state" you mean a Federal entity like a Country)
yes.
Vatican City
Megara was a city-state, that is it was a city surrounded by agricultural land with a seaport.
The pope does not live in Italy but in Vatican City, an independent country completely surrounded by Rome, Italy.
at the center of each city-state was a temple, called a ziggurat, surrounded by courts.
It might be an urban agglomeration, a conurbation or a metropolitan area.
No city is surrounded by another country without being in that city's own country. There may be cities on borders, however, not fully located in a foreign country otherwise the city would be a part of that nation!
A fourteener is a mountain peak with an elevation of at least 14,000 feet. Denver, the capital city in Colorado, is surrounded by fourteeners.
Vatican City.