一いっ等とう国こく

noun

first-class power; first-rate nation

Refers to a nation considered among the most powerful or advanced, often in historical or geopolitical contexts.

• 日本にほんはかつて一いっ等とう国こくを目め指ざしていた。

  Japan once aimed to become a first-class power.

• 一いっ等とう国こくとしての責せき任にんを果はたすべきだ。

  We should fulfill our responsibilities as a first-rate nation.