micronation

Etymology
From, so-called because most micronations are small in size. First sense probably coined on 11 March 1973 by the editors of the ' (see quotations) in a republication of an article by, originally writing for Potomac Magazine (Sunday supplement to '). Compare and.

The secessionist nation-state sense is from, analysable as. (see quotations) in response to the (1960).

Noun

 * 1) A non-autonomous entity that claims to be a sovereign state and mimics the actions of a state, but lacks any legal recognition and exists only on paper or in the mind of its creator; a micronational entity.
 * 2)  A small ethnic secessionist movement, especially (but not exclusively) in Africa.
 * 3)  A very small nation.
 * 1)  A small ethnic secessionist movement, especially (but not exclusively) in Africa.
 * 2)  A very small nation.
 * 1)  A small ethnic secessionist movement, especially (but not exclusively) in Africa.
 * 2)  A very small nation.
 * 1)  A small ethnic secessionist movement, especially (but not exclusively) in Africa.
 * 2)  A very small nation.
 * 1)  A small ethnic secessionist movement, especially (but not exclusively) in Africa.
 * 2)  A very small nation.
 * 1)  A very small nation.
 * 1)  A very small nation.
 * 1)  A very small nation.
 * 1)  A very small nation.

Synonyms

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Translations

 * Dutch:
 * German:
 * Icelandic: smáþjóð
 * Indonesian: negara mikro
 * Italian:
 * Portuguese: micronação
 * Serbo-Croatian:
 * Cyrillic: микронација
 * Latin: mikronacija
 * Spanish: micronación
 * Thai: ประเทศจำลอง
 * Vietnamese: