English / word
microcosm
noun C2MEANING IN ENGLISH
a community, place, or situation regarded as encapsulating in miniature the characteristics of something much larger
In context
01
The boarding school functioned as a fascinating microcosm of wider national society.
02
The small town is a microcosm of the entire nation.
Synonyms
miniature,model,sample
Antonyms
macrocosm,totality,universe
Collocations
microcosm of society,cultural microcosm,microcosm of the world