Meanings
plural world powers
- A nation or state so powerful that it can influence world affairs.
It is our decline since then in relation to our European partners that has been so marked, so that today we are not only no longer a world power, but we are not in the first rank even as a European one.
1979 March 31, Nicholas Henderson, Britain's Decline: Its Causes and ConsequencesSynonyms: global power
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA nation or state so powerful that it can influence world affairs.
More synonyms by meaning
nouna state powerful enough to influence events throughout the world
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Translations
Chinese Mandarin 世界強國 /世界强国, 大國 /大国
- 世界強國 /世界强国 (shìjiè qiángguó)nation which influences world affairs
- 大國 /大国 (dàguó)nation which influences world affairs
Dutch wereldmacht
- wereldmachtnation which influences world affairs
Finnish maailmanvalta
- maailmanvaltanation which influences world affairs
French puissance mondiale
- puissance mondialenation which influences world affairs
German Weltmacht
- Weltmachtnation which influences world affairs
Japanese 列強, 大国
- 列強 (rekkyō)nation which influences world affairs
- 大国 (taikoku)nation which influences world affairs
Polish potęga światowa
- potęga światowanation which influences world affairs
Russian мирова́я держа́ва
- мирова́я держа́ва (mirovája deržáva)nation which influences world affairs
Turkish süper güç
- süper güçnation which influences world affairs
Cite this entry
world power. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/world%20power
“world power.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/world%20power. Accessed November 4, 2026.
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