micropatrology

micropatrology means synonym of micropatriology.

Etymology

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”).

noun

Synonym of micropatriology.
The study of microstates; sovereign countries with very small populations, land areas, or both.e.g.“These people make a hobby keeping track of small countries, both established ones (like Monaco and Liechtenstein) and new countries. "Micropatrology" is their word for "the study of small countries."” — [1999 [1979], Erwin S. Strauss, How to Start Your Own Country, 3 edition, Paladin Press, →ISBN, page 162:

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