Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

mini-nation

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.31 in modern English

Syllables: mini--na-tion
IPA

12

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

4

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Informal

noun

A microstate; a country that has a very small population or land area.

Informal

noun

Ellipsis of independent mini-nation.

Etymology

From mini- + nation.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: mini-

Usage

Informal

Inflected Forms

mini-nations (plural)

Questions

What does mini-nation mean?: A micronation.
Where does mini-nation come from?: From mini- + nation.

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