microstate

[ mahy-kroh-steyt ]
/ ˈmaɪ kroʊˌsteɪt /

noun

ministate.

Origin of microstate

First recorded in 1965–70; micro- + state

Words nearby microstate

microsporocyte, microsporogenesis, microsporophyll, microsporum, microstat, microstate, microstethoscope, microstomatous, microstomia, microstress, microstructure

British Dictionary definitions for microstate

microstate
/ (ˈmaɪkrəʊˌsteɪt) /

noun

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