English Explanatory Dictionary

micropatrology

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Synonym of micropatriology.
  2. The study of microstates; sovereign countries with very small populations, land areas, or both.

Word forms

micropatrology micropatriology

Etymology

From micro- (“very small”) + Latin patria (“country”) + -ology (“branch of learning; a study of a particular subject”), coined by the International Micropatrological Society in 1973. Perhaps a classical compound via translating micronation into Latin as micropatria (literally “microcountry”).

Synonyms

micropatriology

Derived words

micropatria micropatriology micropatrological micropatrologist
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