超大国(ちょうたいこく)

ちょうたいこく
noun
superpower (nation)
1. superpower; superpower nation
A nation with dominant economic, military, and political influence on a global scale. Historically used to describe the United States and the former Soviet Union during the Cold War.
アメリカは超大国(ちょうたいこく)と呼(よ)ばれている。
America is called a superpower.
冷戦(れいせん)時代(じだい)は二(ふた)つの超大国(ちょうたいこく)が対立(たいりつ)していた。
During the Cold War, two superpowers stood in opposition.
超大国(ちょうたいこく)の外交(がいこう)政策(せいさく)は世界(せかい)経済(けいざい)に大(おお)きな影響(えいきょう)を与(あた)える。
The foreign policy of a superpower has a great impact on the world economy.

Compound of 超(ちょう) (super-; ultra-) + 大国(たいこく) (major power; great nation). A political science term that entered common usage through news and education.

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 唯一(ゆいいつ)の超大国(ちょうたいこく): the sole superpower
  • 軍事(ぐんじ)超大国(ちょうたいこく): military superpower
  • 超大国(ちょうたいこく)の覇権(はけん): superpower hegemony
  • 超大国(ちょうたいこく)間(かん)の対立(たいりつ): rivalry between superpowers

SIMILAR WORDS:

  • 大国(たいこく): great power; major nation — a powerful country, but not necessarily at the highest level
  • 強国(きょうこく): powerful nation — emphasizes strength, especially military
  • 先進国(せんしんこく): developed country — focuses on economic/technological development, not political power
  • 覇権(はけん)国(こく): hegemonic state — emphasizes dominance and control over others
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