superpower

English

Etymology

super- +‎ power

Noun

Wikipedia superpower (plural superpowers)

1. (Obsolete usage) Electricity generated in a large plant that is tied into a regional network, on a larger scale than was common in the early years of commercial electricity production.
2. Excessive or superior power.
3. A sovereign state with dominant status on the globe and a very advanced military, especially the Soviet Union or United States.
4. A fictional extraordinary physical or mental ability, especially possessed by a superhero or supervillain.

Translations

sovereign state

• Arabic: قوى عظمى (ar) (qawwā ʿúẓmā) f
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 超級大國 (cmn), 超级大国 (cmn) (chāojídàguó)

• Czech: supervelmoc (cs) f, velmoc (cs) f
• Danish: supermagt (da) c
• French: superpuissance (fr) f
• German: Supermacht (de) f
• Hungarian: szuperhatalom (hu)
• Italian: superpotenza (it) f

• Japanese: 超大国 (ja) (ちょうたいこく, chōtaikoku), スーパーパワー (ja) (sūpāpawā)
• Korean: 초강대국 (ko) (chogangdaeguk) (超强大國 (ko))
• Russian: сверхдержава (ru) (sverxderžáva) f, супердержава (ru) (superderžáva) f
• Swedish: supermakt (sv) c, världsmakt (sv) c, världsvälde (sv) n, stormakt (sv) c
• Ukrainian: наддержава (uk) (nadderžáva) f, супердержава (uk) (superderžáva) f
• Vietnamese: siêu cường (vi)

fictional extraordinary ability

• Czech: superschopnost (cs) f
• French: superpouvoir (fr) m
• German: Superkraft (de) f
• Italian: superpotere (it) m
• Japanese: スーパーパワー (ja) (sūpāpawā)

• Polish: supermoc (pl) f
• Portuguese: superpoder (pt) m
• Russian: суперсила (ru) (supersíla) f
• Swahili: uwezo wa ajabu (sw)
• Swedish: superkraft (sv) c