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thalassocracy

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thal⋅as⋅soc⋅ra⋅cy

  [thal-uh-sok-ruh-see]
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–noun, plural -cies.
dominion over the seas, as in exploration, trade, or colonization.
Origin:
1840–50; thalasso- + -cracy
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thal·as·soc·ra·cy   (thāl'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-lās'ə-krāt') n.
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