- semiautonomous
- adjective Date: 1893 largely self-governing within a larger political or organizational entity
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semiautonomous
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semiautonomous — /sem ee aw ton euh meuhs, sem uy /, adj. partially self governing, esp. with reference to internal affairs. [1900 05; SEMI + AUTONOMOUS] * * * … Universalium
semiautonomous — adj. partially autonomous, somewhat independent, partially self governing … English contemporary dictionary
semiautonomous — semi·autonomous … English syllables
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