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ˌθæl əˈsɒk rə sitha·las·soc·ra·cy
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thalassocracynoun
a state whose power derives from its naval or commercial supremacy on the seas
thalassocracynoun
maritime supremacy
Etymology: θαλασσοκρατέω, from θάλασσα + κράτος
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Thalassocracy
The term thalassocracy 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 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".
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of thalassocracy in Chaldean Numerology is: 1
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of thalassocracy in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1
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