supremacy
pronunciation
How to pronounce supremacy in British English:
UK [su:ˈpreməsi]
How to pronounce supremacy in American English:
US [sʊˈprɛməsi]
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- Noun:
- power to dominate or defeat
Word Origin
- supremacy (n.)
- 1540s, from supreme + -acy, or from Latin supremitatem (nominative supremitas). Supremity in same sense is from 1530s.
Example
- 1. And it is already taking steps toward challenging the supremacy of the dollar .
- 2. Maybe a healthy yao could battle kobe bryant and dirk nowitzki for western conference supremacy .
- 3. It frets perpetually , sometimes hysterically , about threats to its economic and military supremacy .
- 4. The minority alawites face the greatest threat to their supremacy in decades .
- 5. The major global players have not yet found a way to gain supremacy in the chinese market .