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

thalattocracy

n (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]

thalassocracy

the sovereignty of the seas. — thalassocrat. n.See also: Sea
Translations
thalassocratietalassocrazia