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microstate

[ mahy-kroh-steyt ]
/ ˈmaɪ kroʊˌsteɪt /

noun

ministate.

Nearby words

  1. microsporocyte,
  2. microsporogenesis,
  3. microsporophyll,
  4. microsporum,
  5. microstat,
  6. microstethoscope,
  7. microstomatous,
  8. microstomia,
  9. microstress,
  10. microstructure

Origin of microstate

First recorded in 1965–70; micro- + state
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British Dictionary definitions for microstate

microstate

/ (ˈmaɪkrəʊˌsteɪt) /

noun

a very small nation that is an internationally-recognized sovereign stateAlso called: mini-state
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