thalassocracy

English

Alternative forms

• thalattocracy (rare)

Etymology

From Ancient Greek θαλασσοκρατία (thalassokratía, “empire of the sea”), from θάλασσα (thálassa, “sea”) + -κρατία (-kratía, “government, rule”). By surface analysis, thalasso- +‎ -cracy.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌθæləˈsɒkɹəsi/

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Noun

thalassocracy (countable and uncountable, plural thalassocracies)

1. A state whose power derives from its naval or commercial supremacy on the seas.

   Synonym: maritime empire

   Coordinate term: tellurocracy

2. Maritime supremacy.

Related terms

• thalassocrat
• thalassocratic

Descendants

• → Russian: талассокра́тия (talassokrátija)

Translations

a state whose power derives from naval supremacy

• Arabic: ثالاسُوْقْراطِيّةٌ f
• Danish: havvælde n, sømagt c, søvælde n, thalassokrati n
• French: thalassocratie (fr) f
• Georgian: თალასოკრატია (talasoḳraṭia)
• Italian: talassocrazia (it) f
• Romanian: talasocrație (ro) f
• Russian: талассокра́тия (ru) (talassokrátija)
• Welsh: môr-lywodraeth f, môr-deyrnas f