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thal·as·soc·ra·cy (th

-s

)

n. pl. thal·as·soc·ra·cies

Naval or commercial supremacy on the seas.

[Greek thalassokrati : thalassa, sea + -krati, -cracy.]

tha·lasso·crat (th

-l

-kr

) n.

thalassocracy [ˌθæləˈsɒkrəsɪ], thalattocracy

(Government, Politics & Diplomacy) the government of a nation having dominion over large expanses of the seas

[from Attic Greek thalassocratia, from thalassa sea + -cracy]

thalassocracy

the sovereignty of the seas. — thalassocrat. n.

See also: Sea

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