su‧per‧pow‧er /ˈsuːpəˌpaʊə $ -pərˌpaʊr/ noun [countable]
[Word Family: noun: power, superpower, powerlessness, empowerment; adjective: powerful ≠ powerless, overpowering, power, powered; verb: power, empower, overpower; adverb: powerfully ≠ powerlessly, overpoweringly]
a nation that has very great military and political power

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country an area of land controlled by its own government, president, king etc:
Thailand is a beautiful country.
Which country would you most like to visit?
nation a country, considered especially in relation to its people and its political and economic structure:
The events shocked the whole nation.
The US is the most powerful nation in the world.
Leaders of the world’s major industrialized nations attended the meeting.
state a country considered as a political organization with its own government:
They believe that Scotland should be an independent sovereign state.
Most European states joined the Council of Europe.
power a country that is very strong and important:
a meeting of the great powers
Britain is still a world power.
superpower one of the most powerful countries in the world:
During the Cuban Missile Crisis there was a real danger of conflict between the two world superpowers.
land literary a country – used in stories:
He told them about his journeys to foreign lands.
a traveller from a far-off land

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