thalassocracy

• thalattocracy (rare)

From Ancient Greek θαλασσοκρατία (thalassokratía, “empire of the sea”), from θάλασσα (thálassa, “sea”) + -κρατία (-kratía, “government, rule”).^[1] By surface analysis, thalasso- +‎ -cracy.

• IPA^(key): /ˌθæləˈsɒkɹəsi/

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thalassocracy (countable and uncountable, plural thalassocracies)

1. A state whose power derives from its naval or commercial supremacy on the seas.

   Synonym: maritime empire

   Coordinate term: tellurocracy

2. Maritime supremacy.

• → Russian: талассокра́тия (talassokrátija)