English Explanatory Dictionary

sphere of influence

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A spatial region over which a state has a level of cultural, economic, military or political exclusivity.
  2. A concept division over which a person, organization, etc. exerts control.

Pronunciation

LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-sphere of influence.wav

Word forms

sphere of influence spheres of influence

Etymology

In reference to Anglo-German colonial rivalry in Africa. First use appears c. 1885.

Translations

Arabic: مِنْطَقَةُ نُفُوذٍ Armenian: ազդեցության ոլորտ Bashkir: даирә Belarusian: сфе́ра ўплы́ву Belarusian: сфэ́ра ўплы́ву Bulgarian: сфе́ра на влия́ние Chinese Mandarin: 勢力範圍 /势力范围 Czech: sféra vlivu Danish: indflydelsessfære Dutch: invloedssfeer Dutch: jurisdictie Estonian: mõjupiirkond Finnish: vaikutuspiiri French: sphère d'influence Galician: esfera de influencia German: Einflussbereich German: Einflussphäre Greek: σφαίρα επιρροής Hindi: प्रभाव क्षेत्र Icelandic: valdsvið Italian: sfera di influenza Japanese: 勢力圏 Kazakh: ықпал аясы Korean: 세력권 Korean: 세력 범위 Macedonian: сфера на влијание Mongolian: нөлөөний хүрээ Norwegian Bokmål: innflytelsessfære Iranian Persian: مَنْطَقِهٔ نُفوذ Polish: strefa wpływów Portuguese: esfera de influência Romanian: sferă de influență Russian: сфе́ра влия́ния Slovak: sféra vplyvu Spanish: esfera de influencia Swedish: intressesfär Swedish: inflytelsesfär Thai: เขตอิทธิพล Turkish: etki alanı Ukrainian: сфе́ра впли́ву Uyghur: تەسىر دائىرىسى Vietnamese: phạm vi ảnh hưởng
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