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English
Etymology
From AGr. polytonic|ἡγεμονία (h�gemonia) "supremacy"
Pronunciation
italbrac|RP IPA|/hɪ�g�m.�.ni/ or /hɪ�d��m.�.ni/
italbrac|US IPA|/h��d��m.�.ni/ or /'h�d�.�.mo�.ni/
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Noun
en-noun|hegemon|ies
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- formal Domination, influence, or authority over another, especially by one political group over a society or by one nation over others (e.g.: internationally among nation-states, and regionally over social classes, between languages or even culture).
#: The two political parties battled viciously for hegemony.
Translations
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trans-top|domination, influence, or authority over another
Czech: nadvláda f, hegemonie f
Dutch: hegemonie f
Finnish: hegemonia
German: Hegemonie f
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Japanese: ����� (hegemonī)
Polish: hegemonia f
Serbian: nadvlada f
Spanish: hegemonÃa f
Swedish: hegemoni c
Turkish: hegemonya
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Derived terms
hegemonic
hegemonism
hegemonist
Category:Greek derivations
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