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单词 thalassocracy
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thalassocracy

[ thal-uh-sok-ruh-see ]
/ ˌθæl əˈsɒk rə si /

noun, plural thal·as·soc·ra·cies.

dominion over the seas, as in exploration, trade, or colonization.

Origin of thalassocracy

First recorded in 1840–50; thalasso- + -cracy

Words nearby thalassocracy

thalassaemia, thalassemia, thalassemia major, thalassic, thalasso-, thalassocracy, thalassocrat, thalassography, thalassotherapy, Thalberg, thaler
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Example sentences from the Web for thalassocracy

  • Nor need the tradition of Minos' thalassocracy be regarded as altogether incredible.

    The Heroic Age|H. Munro Chadwick

British Dictionary definitions for thalassocracy

thalassocracy

thalattocracy

/ (ˌθæləˈsɒkrəsɪ) /

noun

the government of a nation having dominion over large expanses of the seas

Word Origin for thalassocracy

C19: from Attic Greek thalassocratia, from thalassa sea + -cracy
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