thalassocracy

English

Etymology

(deprecated template usage) [etyl] Ancient Greek θαλασσοκρατέω (thalassokratéō, “to be master of the sea”), from θάλασσα (thálassa, “sea”) + κράτος (krátos, “rule”)

Noun

thalassocracy (plural thalassocracies)

1. a state whose power derives from its naval or commercial supremacy on the seas
2. maritime supremacy

Synonyms

• thalattocracy