Meaning

1 senses
  1. A nation or state so powerful that it can influence world affairs.

    Weltmacht

    мирова́я держа́ваmirovája deržáva

    a state powerful enough to influence events throughout the world

Examples

3 sentences
  1. It was the world's first solar-powered desalination plant.

    ruЭто был первый в мире завод по опреснению воды, работающий на солнечной энергии.

    deEs war die weltweit erste mit Sonnenenergie betriebene Entsalzungsanlage.

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  2. The United States had become a world power.

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  3. A world power like the United States can afford that, but not Germany.

    deEine Weltmacht wie die USA kann sich das leisten, Deutschland nicht.

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Translations

5 languages
Русский
By meaning 1
nation which influences world affairs:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
nation which influences world affairs:

Forms

plural: world powers
Singularworld power
Pluralworld powers

regular

Synonyms

5 synonyms
global power
Close in meaning

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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