Micropatrology
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 1 Synonym of micropatriology. uncountable
"Blaustein is associated with the Micropatrology Society, a group that exchanges information on micronations whose claims to existence have varying degrees of credibility. The society assesses these claims in five categories: B (for bogus), E (for extinct), F (for fiction), T (for traditional) and O (for other)."
- 2 The study of microstates; sovereign countries with very small populations, land areas, or both. uncountable
"These people make a hobby keeping track of small countries, both established ones (like Monaco and Liechtenstein) and new countries. "Micropatrology" is their word for "the study of small countries.""
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More examples"Blaustein is associated with the Micropatrology Society, a group that exchanges information on micronations whose claims to existence have varying degrees of credibility. The society assesses these claims in five categories: B (for bogus), E (for extinct), F (for fiction), T (for traditional) and O (for other)."
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”).
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