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thalassocracy
thal·as·soc·ra·cy T0139700 (thăl′ə-sŏk′rə-sē)n. pl. thal·as·soc·ra·cies Naval or commercial supremacy on the seas. [Greek thalassokratiā : thalassa, sea + -kratiā, -cracy.] tha·las′so·crat′ (thə-lăs′ə-krăt′) n.thalassocracy (ˌθæləˈsɒkrəsɪ) or thalattocracyn (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) the government of a nation having dominion over large expanses of the seas[C19: from Attic Greek thalassocratia, from thalassa sea + -cracy]thal•as•soc•ra•cy (ˌθæl əˈsɒk rə si) n., pl. -cies. dominion over the seas, as in trade. [1840–50; < Greek thálass(a) sea + -o- + -cracy] thalassocracythe sovereignty of the seas. — thalassocrat. n.See also: SeaTranslationsthalassocratietalassocrazia |