microcosm

Definition of abbreviation (noun) -

little world or universe in miniature

Part of speech:

Noun

Example sentences with this word:

The hazards are internal; as the pressure-cooker microcosm of the nation's Balkanisation, it is impossible to court, for instance, the Jewish vote without offending blacks, and vice-versa.

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