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Etymology
From AGr. polytonic|ἡγεμονία (hēgemonia) "supremacy"

Pronunciation
italbrac|RP IPA|/hɪˈgɛm.ə.ni/ or /hɪˈdʒəm.ə.ni/
italbrac|US IPA|/həˈdʒɛm.ə.ni/ or /'hɛdʒ.ə.moʊ.ni/
audio|en-us-hegemony.ogg|Audio (US)

Noun
en-noun|hegemon|ies
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1. 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: ヘゲモニー (hegemonī)
Polish: hegemonia f
Serbian: nadvlada f
Spanish: hegemonía f
Swedish: hegemoni c
Turkish: hegemonya
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Derived terms
hegemonic
hegemonism
hegemonist

Category:Greek derivations

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• 2007-12-01 14:58 - VolkovBot - robot Adding: [[ko:hegemony]]

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