micropatrology
micropatrology noun: synonym of micropatriology.
Noun
micropatrology (uncountable)
- Synonym of micropatriology.
- 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...1976 March 28, Roy Bongartz, “Nations Off the Beaten Track”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 12 Sep 2017
- Again, welcome new LOSS [League of Secessionist States] members and good luck furthering the cause of micronationalism and the science of micropatrology!1996 September 23, [Robert] Ben Madison, “L.O.S.S. News Update!”, in alt.talk.hypothetical (Usenet)
- Synonyms:
- micropatriology
- The study of microstates; sovereign countries with very small populations, land areas, or both.
- 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."[1999 [1979], Erwin S. Strauss, How to Start Your Own Country, 3 edition, Paladin Press, →ISBN, page 162
- At least in Andorra and Malta, the subject of micropatrology is taken quite seriously.2005, Thomas M. Eccardt, Secrets of the Seven Smallest States of Europe: Andorra, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Malta, Monaco, San Marino, and Vatican City, Hippocrene Books, →ISBN, page 142
Examples of micropatrology in a sentence
- Blaustein is associated with the Micropatrology Society, a group that exchanges information on micronations whose claims to existence have varying degrees of credibility.1976 March 28, Roy Bongartz, “Nations Off the Beaten Track”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN...
- I'm interested in micropatrology, so it was kind of interesting to see -- uh, this.2014 September 3, voxelindon, Twitter:
Synonyms of micropatrology
Forms of micropatrology
| alternative form | micropatriology |
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Origin of micropatrology
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”).
Words formed from micropatrology
Questions about micropatrology
- What does micropatrology mean?
- Micropatrology means synonym of micropatriology.
- How do you use micropatrology in a sentence?
- Blaustein is associated with the Micropatrology Society, a group that exchanges information on micronations whose claims to existence have varying degrees of credibility.
- What part of speech is micropatrology?
- Micropatrology is a noun.
Words near micropatrology in the dictionary
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