Synonym of microstate (“a country that has a very small population and land area”).
Used in a Sentence
micronation
Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for micronation.
Editorial note
If you can be hurt by a micronation, perhaps you need to reevaluate what your government is doing.
Examples14
Definitions3
Parts of speech1
Quick take
Synonym of microstate (“a country that has a very small population and land area”).
Meaning at a glance
The clearest senses and uses of micronation gathered in one view.
A non-autonomous entity that claims to be a sovereign state and mimics the actions of a state (with varying degrees of seriousness), but lacks any legal recognition and exists only on paper or in the mind of its creator; a micronational entity.
(uncommon) A small nation (“historically constituted, stable community of people, formed based on a common language, territory, economic life, ethnicity and manifested in a common culture”).
Definitions
Core meanings and parts of speech for micronation.
noun
Synonym of microstate (“a country that has a very small population and land area”).
noun
A non-autonomous entity that claims to be a sovereign state and mimics the actions of a state (with varying degrees of seriousness), but lacks any legal recognition and exists only on paper or in the mind of its creator; a micronational entity.
noun
(uncommon) A small nation (“historically constituted, stable community of people, formed based on a common language, territory, economic life, ethnicity and manifested in a common culture”).
Example sentences
If you can be hurt by a micronation, perhaps you need to reevaluate what your government is doing.
How badly do they have to fuck up to the point that a micronation becomes relevant in your life?
The PHR doesn't pay taxes to the ATO; that seems like quite an achievement for a micronation.
Then, in the 1940s, a private fishing magnate claimed the island and declared it (and some other nearby islands) an independent micronation.
The other big problem with the micronation / charter city idea is that people get killed over land and water rights in developing nations.
It covers everything from emigrating to Canada to founding your own micronation.
Vision MicronOS is a Rust micronation by Rust programmers, for Rust programmers.
The problem then becomes finding an ally with a strong army but without a strong inclination to use said army to take over your micronation.
I am a fan of this micronation movement thats going on.
A rational actor would then pack it in, if maintaining a claim with very low chances made it not worth the trouble of dealing with a silly micronation on their doorstep.
Is there some other quality I am missing that separates it from any other piece of property someone owns, creates a website for, and calls a micronation?
For a second I actually imagined that this might be the start of what in 10 years will become Google Security Forces, people safegurading Google micronation/underwater colony/Mars establishment.
Quote examples
Given that apparently all it takes is for someone to "declare" an unrecognized micronation, I hereby declare one particular square micron in international waters, known only to me, as the world's new smallest unrecognized micronation: Nanotopia.
An unrecognized micronation in (formerly) international waters, with a hosting company (back then) that allowed almost everything, and its own coup and counter attack by the "legitimate" royals (and then Germany having to negotiate POW release of the coup organizer).
Frequently asked questions
Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.
How do you use micronation in a sentence?
If you can be hurt by a micronation, perhaps you need to reevaluate what your government is doing.
What does micronation mean?
Synonym of microstate (“a country that has a very small population and land area”).
What part of speech is micronation?
micronation is commonly used as noun.