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.
Words nearby thalassocracy
thalassaemia,
thalassemia,
thalassemia major,
thalassic,
thalasso-,
thalassocracy,
thalassocrat,
thalassography,
thalassotherapy,
thalberg,
thaler
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