micropatrology
Synonym of micropatriologySynonym of micropatriology.
Meaning
2 senses(uncountable)Synonym of micropatriology.
(uncountable)The study of microstates; sovereign countries with very small populations, land areas, or both.
Origin
From micro- (“very small”) + Latin patria (“country”) + -ology (“branch of learning; a stuFrom 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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1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable