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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD THALASSOCRACY

From Attic Greek thalassocratia, from thalassa sea + -cracy.
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PRONUNCIATION OF THALASSOCRACY

thalassocracy  [ˌθæləˈsɒkrəsɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF THALASSOCRACY

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adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Thalassocracy is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES THALASSOCRACY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Thalassocracy

The term thalassocracy (from Greek language θάλασσα (thalassa), meaning "sea", and κρατεῖν (kratein), meaning "to rule", giving θαλασσοκρατία (thalassokratia), "rule of the sea") refers to a state with primarily maritime realms—an empire at sea, such as the Phoenician network of merchant cities. Traditional thalassocracies seldom dominate interiors, even in their home territories (for example: Phoenician Tyre, Sidon and Carthage or Srivijaya and Majapahit in Southeast Asia). It is necessary to distinguish this traditional sense of thalassocracy from an "empire", where the state's territories, though possibly linked principally or solely by the sea lanes, generally extend into mainland interiors. The term can also simply refer to naval supremacy, in either military or commercial senses of the word "supremacy". Indeed, the word thalassocracy itself was first used by the Greeks to describe the government of the Minoan civilization, whose power depended on its navy. Herodotus also spoke of the need to counter the Phoenician thalassocracy by developing a Greek "empire of the sea".

Definition of thalassocracy in the English dictionary

The definition of thalassocracy in the dictionary is the government of a nation having dominion over large expanses of the seas.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH THALASSOCRACY


adhocracy
ædˈhɒkrəsɪ
aristocracy
ˌærɪˈstɒkrəsɪ
autocracy
ɔːˈtɒkrəsɪ
bureaucracy
bjʊəˈrɒkrəsɪ
chrysocracy
krɪˈsɒkrəsɪ
democracy
dɪˈmɒkrəsɪ
demonocracy
ˌdiːmɒnˈɒkrəsɪ
gerontocracy
ˌdʒɛrɒnˈtɒkrəsɪ
hypocrisy
hɪˈpɒkrəsɪ
isocracy
aɪˈsɒkrəsɪ
kakistocracy
ˌkækɪˈstɒkrəsɪ
kleptocracy
ˌklɛpˈtɒkrəsɪ
mediocracy
ˌmiːdɪˈɒkrəsɪ
meritocracy
ˌmɛrɪˈtɒkrəsɪ
mobocracy
mɒˈbɒkrəsɪ
pantisocracy
ˌpæntɪˈsɒkrəsɪ
pedantocracy
ˌpedənˈtɒkrəsɪ
plutocracy
pluːˈtɒkrəsɪ
technocracy
tɛkˈnɒkrəsɪ
theocracy
θɪˈɒkrəsɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE THALASSOCRACY

thalamencephala
thalamencephalic
thalamencephalon
thalami
thalamic
thalamically
thalamifloral
thalamus
thalassaemia
thalassaemic
thalassemia
thalassemic
thalassian
thalassic
thalassocrat
thalassographer
thalassographic
thalassography
thalassotherapy
thalattocracy

WORDS THAT END LIKE THALASSOCRACY

accuracy
Christian Democracy
dollarocracy
doulocracy
dulocracy
industrial democracy
liberal democracy
millocracy
monocracy
nomocracy
ochlocracy
parliamentary democracy
people´s democracy
physiocracy
plantocracy
pornocracy
ptochocracy
slavocracy
social democracy
stratocracy
timocracy

Synonyms and antonyms of thalassocracy in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «thalassocracy» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF THALASSOCRACY

Find out the translation of thalassocracy to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of thalassocracy from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «thalassocracy» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

thalassocracy
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

talasocracia
570 millions of speakers

English

thalassocracy
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

thalassocracy
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

thalassocracy
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

талассократии
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

talassocracia
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

thalassocracy
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

thalassocratie
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Thalassocracy
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Thalassokratie
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

制海権
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

thalassocracy
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Thalassocracy
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

thalassocracy
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

thalassocracy
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

थलॅस लोकशाही
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

thalassokrasi
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

talassocrazia
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

thalassocracy
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

талассократии
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

thalassocracy
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

θαλασσοκρατίας
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

thalassocracy
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

thalassocracy
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

thalassocracy
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of thalassocracy

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «THALASSOCRACY»

The term «thalassocracy» is used very little and occupies the 175.591 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «THALASSOCRACY» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about thalassocracy

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «THALASSOCRACY»

Discover the use of thalassocracy in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to thalassocracy and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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From Minoan Farmers to Roman Traders: Sidelights on the ...
Other topics which are relevant include the questioned existence of the so-called 'Minoan Thalassocracy'; the possible influence of the Near East on the development of Minoan palaces and the Minoan economy; the question of whether the ...
Angelos Chaniotis, 1999
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Essays on Ancient History: A Selection of Articles and Reviews
The concept that the development of civilization may be measured by the effort to control the sea is all too convincing as a story of how matters ought to have been, when viewed by a man who had seen the Athenian thalassocracy of the fifth ...
Chester G. Starr, Arther Ferrill, Thomas Kelly, 1979
3
The Thalassocracies
Since the Bebrykes carry the Phrygian name, the question arises of the connection of their migration and thalassocracy with the Phrygian thalassocracy of the ninth century, and the empire of 742/1-676/5. For Kastor, the Phrygian thalassocracy ...
Molly Miller, 1971
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The Dance of the Islands: Insularity, Networks, the Athenian ...
Thucydides, on the other hand, attributes the first thalassocracy to Minos in a more straightforward manner (1.4).15 The language he uses is quite similar to Herodotus, 16 but the difference is the degree of acceptance of the reality of Minos' ...
Christy Constantakopoulou, 2007
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Unis Vers Cythère: Aesthetic-political Investigations in ...
For the classical historians, in short, thalassocracy at the least implied a deliberate policy by a ruler, some sort of control over islands which enforced the collection of revenues, and some degree of centralization.5 Complications ensue with the ...
Josef Chytry, 2009
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Excursions in Epichoric History: Aiginetan Essays
a specific military or geographical context.35 This definition does not preclude simultaneous thalassocracy by more than one state inasmuch as thalassocracy is not understood to entail sea-lane control, a modern feature of naval preeminence  ...
Thomas J. Figueira, 1993
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Empires: Japan, Empire, Thalassocracy, List of Largest ...
Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online.
Source Wikipedia, LLC Books, 2011
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Minoans
Cadogan, G. (1982) 'A Minoan thalassocracy?', in R. Hägg and N. Marinatos (eds ), The Minoan Thalassocracy: Myth and Reality: Proceedings of the Third International Symposium at the Swedish Institute in Athens, 1982. Castleden, R. ( 1989) ...
Rodney Castleden, 2002
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The Ancient Greeks: An Introduction
“A Minoan Thalassocracy?” In Hägg, R. and N. Marinatos, eds. The Minoan Thalassocracy: Myth and Reality. Stockholm: Paul Åströms Förlag, 13–15. Cherry , J. 1990. “Evolution, Revolution, and the Origins of Complex Society in Minoan Crete ...
Stephanie Lynn Budin, 2009
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A History of Cyprus
6), which is dated about 900. 3 Rhys Carpenter in Amer.Joum. Arch. 1933, p. 18. He points out that, had there been a great Phoenician sea-trade and thalassocracy at the close of the second millennium, it must have left some trace on Cyprus.
George Hill, 2010

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «THALASSOCRACY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term thalassocracy is used in the context of the following news items.
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Keep an eye on their April event with Critical Heights signees Keel Her heading up a bill with Bruising, King Of Cats, Thalassocracy, Sulky Boy, The Jesuits, ... «The 405, Mar 15»
2
INTERVIEW: Lu promotes closer Japan relations
... of its inner sea, and China would transform from an inland superpower to a thalassocracy, thereby challenging the US' and Japan's supremacy in the region. «Taipei Times, Feb 15»
3
This Undervalued Niche High Dividend Stock Yields 8% And Just …
Greece is a "Thalassocracy" = an empire of the seas. It's an investing mistake to confuse the current state of the Greek state finances with the Greek ship-owners ... «Seeking Alpha, Feb 15»
4
Obama Rearms
They guarantee the free movement of goods and thus extend their thalassocracy. The eighth is the risk of an epidemic. For the past year, the United States, ... «Voltaire Network, Feb 15»
5
Bruising rocket into the spotlight with 'Can't You Feel' single
Jr., bare pale and Thalassocracy are also set to feature. The 9th March release is available for pre-order on red cassette, t-shirt bundle and digital download. «DIY Magazine, Jan 15»
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Alexander Dugin on Eurasianism, the Geopolitics of Land and Sea …
... like Atlantis, while the reason for the victory of thalassocracy becomes the source of its downfall. Land remains unchanged as the geographic axis of history. «ISN, Jan 15»
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乌俄盛传特异功能对未来惊人预测
欧洲属于Thalassocracy世界,水的主宰(指由于缺乏土地和国家所处的特殊位置,所有的政治经文化的活动主题侧重于海上贸易,对海上航运,沿海城市的控制)。 «NTDTV, May 14»
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烏俄盛傳特異功能對未來驚人預測
歐洲屬於Thalassocracy世界,水的主宰(指由於缺乏土地和國家所處的特殊位置,所有的政治經文化的活動主題側重於海上貿易,對海上航運,沿海城市的控制)。 «NTDTV, May 14»
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Final Fantasy 14 gets a torrent of enemy, Primals and location …
Limsa Lominsa is a traditional thalassocracy, with power lying in the hands of the ruling party and its leader, the Admiral. Its economy is driven by shipbuilding, ... «VG247, May 13»
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Minoan Shipyard Found On Crete
The Minoan thalassocracy has been argued to have reached as far as the Levantine coast, Cyprus, Sicily, and southern Italy. To have located Minoan ... «Greek Reporter, Mar 13»

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« EDUCALINGO. Thalassocracy [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/thalassocracy>. May 2024 ».
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