su ‧ per ‧ pow ‧ er /ˈsuːpəˌpaʊə $ -pərˌpaʊr/ BrE AmE noun [countable]
[ Word Family: noun : ↑ power , ↑ superpower , ↑ powerlessness , ↑ empowerment ; adjective : ↑ powerful ≠ ↑ powerless , ↑ overpowering , ↑ power , ↑ powered ; verb : ↑ power , ↑ empower , ↑ overpower ; adverb : ↑ powerfully ≠ ↑ powerlessly , ↑ overpoweringly ]
a nation that has very great military and political power
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THESAURUS
▪ country an area of land controlled by its own government, president, king etc:
Thailand is a beautiful country.
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Which country would you most like to visit?
▪ nation a country, considered especially in relation to its people and its political and economic structure:
The events shocked the whole nation.
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The US is the most powerful nation in the world.
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Leaders of the world’s major industrialized nations attended the meeting.
▪ state a country considered as a political organization with its own government:
They believe that Scotland should be an independent sovereign state.
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Most European states joined the Council of Europe.
▪ power a country that is very strong and important:
a meeting of the great powers
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Britain is still a world power.
▪ superpower one of the most powerful countries in the world:
During the Cuban Missile Crisis there was a real danger of conflict between the two world superpowers.
▪ land literary a country – used in stories:
He told them about his journeys to foreign lands.
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a traveller from a far-off land