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thalassocracy

[ thal-uh-sok-ruh-see ]

noun

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

thalassocracy

/ ˌθæəˈɒəɪ /

noun

  1. the government of a nation having dominion over large expanses of the seas
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Word History and Origins

Origin of thalassocracy1

First recorded in 1840–50; thalasso- + -cracy
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Word History and Origins

Origin of thalassocracy1

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

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