microcosm

ˈmaɪkrəʊˌkɒzəm

Definition

Definition of microcosm - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

model systemsmall version showing all features of something bigger

This village is a microcosm of the whole country.

epitome

miniature

replica

ecosystem

TECH.

small natural or artificial ecosystem

TECH.

The terrarium is a microcosm of a rainforest.

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in microcosm

adv.

in a small way reflecting a larger situation

The model city shows urban life in microcosm.

Origin of microcosm

Greek, mikros (small) + kosmos (world)

Examples of microcosm in a sentence

The festival is a microcosm of local culture.
The aquarium serves as a microcosm of the ocean.
The garden is a microcosm of the larger ecosystem.

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French:microcosme, ...
German:Mikrokosmos, Mini-Ökosystem, ...
Italian:microcosmo, ...
Spanish:microcosmos, ...
Portuguese:microcosmo, ...
Chinese:缩影, 微观世界, ...
Japanese:縮図, ミクロコスモス, ...
Arabic:عالَم مُصَغَّر, نظام بيئي مصغر, ...
Hebrew:מִיקְרוֹקוֹסְמוֹס, ...
Russian:микрокосм, микрокосмос, ...
Ukrainian:мікромодель, мікрокосм, ...
Hindi:लघु संसार, सूक्ष्म जगत, ...
Bengali:ক্ষুদ্রদিগন্ত, ক্ষুদ্রজগৎ, ...
Catalan:microcosmos, microecosistema, ...
Czech:mikrokosmos, ekosystém, ...
Danish:mikrokosmos, ...
Dutch:microkosmos, mini-ecosysteem, ...
Greek:μικρόκοσμος, μικροοικοσύστημα, ...
Hungarian:mikrokozmosz, minivilág, ...
Khmer:ខ្នាតតូចតំណាងឱ្យទាំងមូល, ប្រព័ន្ធអេកូតូច, ...
Korean:작은 축소판, 축소판, ...
Persian:نمونه کوچک, اکوسیستم کوچک, ...
Polish:mikrokosmos, mikroekosystem, ...
Portuguese (BR):microcosmo, ...
Romanian:microcosmos, ...
Swedish:mikrokosmos, miniatyrekosystem, ...
Thai:จุลจักรวาล, ระบบนิเวศขนาดเล็ก, ...
Turkish:mikrokozmos, küçük ekosistem, ...
Vietnamese:mô hình thu nhỏ, hệ sinh thái thu nhỏ, ...

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