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microstate

/ˈmaɪ.kɹəʊˌsteɪt/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.35 in modern English

Syllables
mi-crostate
IPA
/ˈmaɪ.kɹəʊˌsteɪt/
14
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
2
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A country that has a very small population and land area.

noun

The specific detailed microscopic configuration of a system.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree English micro- Proto-Indo-European *steh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Indo-European *stéh₂-tu-s ~ *sth₂-téw-s Proto-Italic *status Latin statuslbor. Old French estatbor. Middle English stat English state English microstate From micro- + state.

Inflected Forms

microstates (plural)

Phrases

microstate continuum

Antonyms

macrostate

Questions

How do you pronounce microstate?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈmaɪ.kɹəʊˌsteɪt/.
What does microstate mean?
A country that has a very small population and land area.
Where does microstate come from?
Etymology tree English micro- Proto-Indo-European *steh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Indo-European *stéh₂-tu-s ~ *sth₂-téw-s Proto-Italic *status Latin statuslbor. Old French estatbor. Middle English stat English state English microstate From micro- + state.

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