thalassocracy
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Etymology edit
Ancient Greek θαλασσοκρατέω (thalassokratéō, “to be master of the sea”), from θάλασσα (thálassa, “sea”) + κράτος (krátos, “rule”). By surface analysis, thalasso- + -cracy.
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thalassocracy (countable and uncountable, plural thalassocracies)