microsite

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noun

A self-contained page or group of pages meant to supplement a larger website.

“Meronyms: pagelet; applet”

Less commonScrabble 13

Meanings

nounmicrosite (plural microsites)

plural microsites

  1. InternetA self-contained page or group of pages meant to supplement a larger website.

    Meronyms: pagelet; applet

    2 more examples

    The movie site has a microsite where fans can speculate about the ending.

    I set up a microsite where people could create T-shirts using a library of official brand assets (including our official logos, fonts, and colors), plus pictures of gold chains, pink faux fur, and eXe-themed versions of contemporary memes.

    2020, Emily Segal, Mercury Retrograde, New York: Deluge Books, →ISBN

    Synonyms: minisite, weblet

  2. biologyA small area with distinctive ecological characteristics.

    Near-synonyms: microhabitat, microenvironment

    1 more example

    This species was found only in the microsite at the foot of the bluff.

    Synonyms: microhabitat, microenvironment

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA self-contained page or group of pages meant to supplement a larger website.

Similar
minisiteweblet

nounA small area with distinctive ecological characteristics.

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Origin

  1. Englishmicro-
  2. Latinsitus
  3. Anglo-Normansite
  4. Middle Englishsite
  5. Englishsite
  6. Englishmicrosite

From micro- + site.

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APA

microsite. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/microsite

MLA

“microsite.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/microsite. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “microsite,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/microsite.

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