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micronationry

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English

Etymology

From micronation + -ry.

Noun

micronationry (uncountable)

  1. (nonstandard, rare) The state or quality of being micronational; micronationalism.
    • 2000 December 26, Garine, “An impossibility...”, in Micronations Today, archived from the original on 17 April 2001:
      I ask you, also, how listing all your macronational land claims will advance the cause of micronationry. Would you not look instead more like Montana militiamen?
    • 2004 December 28, bodhi, “Region 16; The Principality of Rainbow - the Family "Micro Nation"”, in altrainbowgathering, Google Groups:
      The Principality of Alameigh, which is a soveriegn[sic] nation-state and only one of many such entities classified as a "micronation." Micronationry has several different meanings; and within the international community there are as many worldviews, interpretations and definitions as there are national entities.
    • 2008 November 22, Kaiser Loki III, “Re: Law Profession Regulation Act”, in Imperial Republic of Shireroth forums, archived from the original on 1 June 2024:
      Again, this demonstrates a difference in the reasons to be involved in micronationry, simulation vs. escapism. Gods know I live with enough regualtion[sic] and bureaucracy in RL.
    • 2019 August 27, Titus Quinctius Cincinnatus, “Understanding the Left – A Case Study from Micronationry”, in The Neo-Ciceronian Times:
      What was micronationry? Well, it was a pastime for political nerds (which I was, back when I still cared about "politics," per se) that reached its heyday about twenty years ago, and which involved people creating their own online nations, involving websites, forums, and so forth.
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