mahanian

/M AH0 HH AE1 N IY0 AH0 N/
adjective
  1. 1

    Relating to or characterized by the ideas of American naval historian Alfred Thayer Mahan, who believed that naval power was essential to the success of a great power and produced influential writings on naval strategy.

noun
  1. 1

    A follower of Mahan's ideas.