superstate
UK/'suːpəsteɪt/US/'sju:pәsteit/
C2
Definitions
n.
A very powerful state formed by uniting smaller states.
超级国家；联合超级大国
Root Breakdown
Root-derivedsuper- (above, beyond) + state. A state (a 'standing,' an organized body that stands as a political unit, from 'st') scaled above ordinary states.
Root st still carries 376 more wordsCommon Collocations
- 1.federal superstate联邦超级国家
- 2.European superstate欧洲超级联合国家
- 3.[emerging superstate]崛起中的超级大国
- 4.centralized superstate中央集权的超级国家
Example Sentences
- 1.
Critics fear the union is turning into a federal superstate.