supermacht

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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.

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