micropatriology

/ˌmaɪkɹəʊˌpeɪtɹiˈɒlədʒi/

micropatriology means the study of micronations and micronationalism.

micropatriology is pronounced /ˌmaɪkɹəʊˌpeɪtɹiˈɒlədʒi/.

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.

noun

The study of micronations and micronationalism.e.g.“Wishing all in micropatriology a better 2002 than 2001 was!” — 2001 December 29, unidyne [Steven F. Scharff], “New Years Greetings”, in alt.politics.micronations, Google Groups:
Synonym of micropatrology (“the study of microstates; sovereign countries with very small populations, land areas, or both”).

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