"microball" meaning in All languages combined

See microball on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: microballs [plural]
Etymology: From micronation + ball, by analogy with countryball or Polandball. Ostensibly coined on 30 August 2010 in the MicroWiki community. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|micronation|ball}} micronation + ball, {{m|en|countryball}} countryball, {{m|en|Polandball}} Polandball Head templates: {{en-noun}} microball (plural microballs)
  1. (micronationalism) Micronational countryballs. Wikipedia link: MicroWiki Categories (topical): Micronationalism Synonyms: micronationball
    Sense id: en-microball-en-noun-~fxeH7Yx Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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