superpower
pronunciation
How to pronounce superpower in British English:
UK [ˈsu:pəpaʊə(r)]
How to pronounce superpower in American English:
US [ˈsupərpaʊə(r)]
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- Noun:
- a state powerful enough to influence events throughout the world
Word Origin
- superpower (n.)
- 1944, in geopolitical sense of "nation with great interest and ability to exert force in worldwide theaters of conflict," from super- + power (n.). The word itself is attested in physical (electrical power) senses from 1922.
Example
- 1. As a result brazil is now a biofuels superpower .
- 2. Every superpower eventually faces blowback .
- 3. But china is a nascent superpower .
- 4. China will be a strange superpower .
- 5. China will undoubtedly evolve into an economic superpower .