Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

microball

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
mi-croball
IPA
15
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A micronational countryball.

Example Sentences

Etymology

From micro- (“pertaining to an aspect of micronationalism”) + ball, by analogy with countryball. Cited as being coined on August 30, 2010 in the MicroWiki community, but first attested on its forums on May 20, 2011 (see quotations).

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

microballs (plural)

Synonyms

micronationball

Questions

What does microball mean?
A micronational countryball.
Where does microball come from?
From micro- (“pertaining to an aspect of micronationalism”) + ball, by analogy with countryball. Cited as being coined on August 30, 2010 in the MicroWiki community, but first attested on its forums on May 20, 2011 (see quotations).

How to pronounce microball

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