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A spatial region over which a state has a level of cultural, economic, military or political exclusivity.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: government, politics
Examples
- Under the Monroe Doctrine, the United States considered Central and South America within its sphere of influence, therefore justifying American interference with these countries' domestic politics.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
A concept division over which a person, organization, etc. exerts control.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: broadly, figuratively
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
the geographical area in which one nation is very influential
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: sphere
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: geographical area, geographic area, geographical region, geographic region
In reference to Anglo-German colonial rivalry in Africa. First use appears c. 1885.
Across languages
Translations
42 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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Arabic:
مِنْطَقَةُ نُفُوذٍ
(minṭaqatu nufūḏin)
— area influenced by something
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Armenian:
ազդեցության ոլորտ
(azdecʻutʻyan olort)
— area influenced by something
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Bashkir:
даирә
(dairə)
— area influenced by something
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Belarusian:
сфе́ра ўплы́ву
(sfjéra wplývu)
— area influenced by something
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Belarusian:
сфэ́ра ўплы́ву
(sféra wplývu)
— area influenced by something
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Bulgarian:
сфе́ра на влия́ние
(sféra na vlijánie)
— area influenced by something
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Chinese Mandarin:
勢力範圍 /势力范围
(shìli fànwéi)
— area influenced by something
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Czech:
sféra vlivu
— area influenced by something
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Danish:
indflydelsessfære
— area influenced by something
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Dutch:
invloedssfeer
— area influenced by something
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Dutch:
jurisdictie
— area influenced by something
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Estonian:
mõjupiirkond
— area influenced by something
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Finnish:
vaikutuspiiri
— area influenced by something
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French:
sphère d'influence
— area influenced by something
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Galician:
esfera de influencia
— area influenced by something
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German:
Einflussbereich
— area influenced by something
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German:
Einflussphäre
— area influenced by something
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Greek:
σφαίρα επιρροής
(sfaíra epirroḯs)
— area influenced by something
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Hindi:
प्रभाव क्षेत्र
(prabhāv kṣetra)
— area influenced by something
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Icelandic:
valdsvið
— area influenced by something
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Italian:
sfera di influenza
— area influenced by something
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Japanese:
勢力圏
(seiryokuken)
— area influenced by something
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Kazakh:
ықпал аясы
(yqpal aäsy)
— area influenced by something
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Korean:
세력권
(seryeokgwon)
— area influenced by something
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Korean:
세력 범위
(seryeok beomwi)
— area influenced by something
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Macedonian:
сфера на влијание
(sfera na vlijanie)
— area influenced by something
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Mongolian:
нөлөөний хүрээ
(nölöönii xüree)
— area influenced by something
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Norwegian Bokmål:
innflytelsessfære
— area influenced by something
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Iranian Persian:
مَنْطَقِهٔ نُفوذ
(mantaġe-ye nofuz)
— area influenced by something
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Polish:
strefa wpływów
— area influenced by something
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Portuguese:
esfera de influência
— area influenced by something
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Romanian:
sferă de influență
— area influenced by something
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Russian:
сфе́ра влия́ния
(sféra vlijánija)
— area influenced by something
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Slovak:
sféra vplyvu
— area influenced by something
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Spanish:
esfera de influencia
— area influenced by something
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Swedish:
intressesfär
— area influenced by something
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Swedish:
inflytelsesfär
— area influenced by something
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Thai:
เขตอิทธิพล
(kèet-ìt-tí-pon)
— area influenced by something
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Turkish:
etki alanı
— area influenced by something
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Ukrainian:
сфе́ра впли́ву
(sféra vplývu)
— area influenced by something
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Uyghur:
تەسىر دائىرىسى
(tesir da'irisi)
— area influenced by something
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Vietnamese:
phạm vi ảnh hưởng
— area influenced by something
