micropatriology
/ˌmaɪkɹəʊˌpeɪtɹiˈɒlədʒi/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English
25
Scrabble Score
15
Letters
6
Syllables
11
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
Synonym of micropatrology (“the study of microstates; sovereign countries with very small populations, land areas, or both”).
Uncountable
Example Sentences
- "Wishing all in micropatriology a better 2002 than 2001 was!"
- "The strictly enforced dichotomy between "good nations“ and "bug nations" not only crippled micropatriology in the same way that macronational racism at some points crippled anthropology, but led to much fiercer and more vicious debates than tended to occur later."
- "The forum is not locked, which I believe is your concern. If you reply there, we can discuss your claim :) Your question about micropatriology has also been replied to in its original thread."
- "While micropatriology is an interdisciplinary field, the historians amongst us would certainly encourage restraint in categorisation, even if these sorts of heuristic devices might be useful. No one micronation is very much alike with any other."
- "They extend to social media sites like Facebook, Reddit and MicroWiki, where communities share and discuss micronationalism, a practice they refer to as the social science of micropatriology."
- "The section of "Micronationalism" provides relevant information on the history and heterogeneity of the micronational movement, as well as on micropatriology, a "scientific discipline that studies micro-states, micro-nations and separatist movements in general.""
Etymology
Perhaps from Portuguese micropatriologia, in-turn from English 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”). The micropatriology variant is first attested before 24 April 2001 in a glossary listing of terms found in micronational parlance, wherein micropatrology is absent. Portuguese micropatriologia is attested as early as October 1998.
Origin
- Source language: Portuguese
- First known use: first attested before 24 April 2001