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middle power

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A sovereign state that is not a great power nor a superpower, but still has moderate influence and international recognition.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Qualifier: international relations

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Across languages

Translations

23 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: قُوَّة وُسْطَى — a sovereign state that is not a great power nor a superpower
  • Chinese Mandarin: 中等強國 /中等强国 (zhōngděng qiángguó) — a sovereign state that is not a great power nor a superpower
  • Danish: mellemmagt — a sovereign state that is not a great power nor a superpower
  • Dutch: middelgrote mogendheid — a sovereign state that is not a great power nor a superpower
  • French: moyenne puissance — a sovereign state that is not a great power nor a superpower
  • German: Mittelstaat — a sovereign state that is not a great power nor a superpower
  • Greek: μεσαία δύναμη (mesaía dýnami) — a sovereign state that is not a great power nor a superpower
  • Hebrew: הַשְׁפָּעָה בֵּינוֹנִית (hashepa'ah beinonit) — a sovereign state that is not a great power nor a superpower
  • Hungarian: középhatalom — a sovereign state that is not a great power nor a superpower
  • Indonesian: kekuatan menengah — a sovereign state that is not a great power nor a superpower
  • Italian: media potenza — a sovereign state that is not a great power nor a superpower
  • Japanese: ミドルパワー (midorupawā) — a sovereign state that is not a great power nor a superpower
  • Korean: 미들 파워 (mideul pawo) — a sovereign state that is not a great power nor a superpower
  • Persian: قدرت متوسط (qodrat-e motavasset) — a sovereign state that is not a great power nor a superpower
  • Polish: średnie mocarstwo — a sovereign state that is not a great power nor a superpower
  • Portuguese: média potência — a sovereign state that is not a great power nor a superpower
  • Russian: средняя держа́ва (srednjaja deržáva) — a sovereign state that is not a great power nor a superpower
  • Spanish: potencia intermedia — a sovereign state that is not a great power nor a superpower
  • Thai: ประเทศอํานาจปานกลาง (bprà-têet-am-nâat-bpaan-glaang) — a sovereign state that is not a great power nor a superpower
  • Turkish: orta güç — a sovereign state that is not a great power nor a superpower
  • Ukrainian: сере́дня держа́ва (serédnja deržáva) — a sovereign state that is not a great power nor a superpower
  • Vietnamese: trung cường quốc — a sovereign state that is not a great power nor a superpower
  • Vietnamese: cường quốc bậc trung — a sovereign state that is not a great power nor a superpower