🇯🇵Japanese Source WordCode: JA

覇権

Pronunciation / Transliteration: haken

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
hegemony/hɪˈɡɛm.ə.ni/
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🇯🇵 Example Sentence in Japanese:

"その国は経済的覇権を握ろうとしている。"

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1 sense
As noun
  1. 1

    Leadership or dominance, especially by one state or social group over others.

    "The country established regional hegemony through economic and military dominance."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the Greek word 'hēgemonia', meaning 'leadership' or 'rule', from 'hēgemōn' (leader), based on 'hēgeisthai' (to lead).

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