thalassocracy
English
editEtymology
editFrom Ancient Greek θαλασσοκρατέω (thalassokratéō, “to be master of the sea”), from θάλασσα (thálassa, “sea”) + κράτος (krátos, “rule”). By surface analysis, thalasso- + -cracy.
Pronunciation
edit- IPA(key): /ˌθæləˈsɒkɹəsi/
Audio (Southern England): (file)
Noun
editthalassocracy (countable and uncountable, plural thalassocracies)
- A state whose power derives from its naval or commercial supremacy on the seas.
- Synonyms: maritime empire, thalattocracy
- Coordinate term: tellurocracy
- Maritime supremacy.