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semiautonomous
sem·i·au·ton·o·mous [ sèmmee aw tónnəməss, sèmmī aw tónnəməss ]


adjective 
Definition:
 
1. partly self-governing: ruled partly by its own citizens or rulers and partly by another country or region
2. acting as self-governing part: self-governing but remaining within a larger organization of which it is part

sem·i·au·ton·o·mous·ly adverb
sem·i·au·ton·o·my noun
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