supermacht

See also: Supermacht

Dutch

Etymology

From super- +‎ macht (“might, power”), calque of English superpower.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈsy.pərˌmɑxt/
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  • Hyphenation: su‧per‧macht

Noun

supermacht f (plural supermachten, diminutive supermachtje n)

  1. a military/political superpower, a great power of the highest rank
    Rome was de ultieme supermacht van de Oudheid.
    Rome was the ultimate superpower of Antiquity.

See also

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