micropatrology

名词 n.

英文释义

名词 n.
  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."

词形变化

micropatriology alternative

词汇关系

衍生词
micropatria micropatriology micropatrological micropatrologist

词源

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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