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 electricy 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

Chinese: 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 (chōtaikoku) Russian: сверхдержава (sv'erχd'eržáva) f. Swedish: supermakt (sv) c., världsmakt (sv) c., världsvälde (sv) n., stormakt (sv) c.

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. Swahili: supa-nguvu (sw) Swedish: superkraft (sv) c.