Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Partially self-governing.
- adjective Having the powers of self-government within a larger organization or structure.
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- adjective Partially, but not fully,
autonomous .
Etymologies
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Examples
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The United Arab Emirates said Sheik Saud bin Saqr Al Qasimi assumed the title of ruler of Ras al Khaimah, one of seven semiautonomous emirates that make up the U.A.E., shortly after the government announced the death of his father, Sheik Saqr bin Mohammed Al Qasimi.
Ruler of U.A.E.'s Ras al Khaimah Emirate Dies Chip Cummins 2010
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Dubai is one of seven, semiautonomous emirates that make up the United Arab Emirates.
Dubai World Creditors Fully Back Restructuring Chip Cummins 2010
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Police spokesman Morten Nielsen said those arrested will be taken to Nuuk, the semiautonomous Danish territory's capital, and kept in detention.
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With hands on bibles — both Arabic and English — the ministers of the semiautonomous Southern Sudanese government were transformed into the caretaker Cabinet for the new Republic of South Sudan at an informal and jovial ceremony.
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In the semiautonomous Kurdish region in Iraq's north, a protest organizer had his noise broken after eight armed and masked men grabbed him from the street, the statement said.
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The intifada led to accords in the 1990s that established the semiautonomous Palestinian territories.
Palestinians Seek New Path to State Richard Boudreaux 2011
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U.S. intelligence officials think that bin Laden and Zawahiri remain in hiding in Pakistan's rugged and semiautonomous tribal belt where the CIA continues to hunt them.
Panetta outlines plan for bin Laden's detention if al-Qaeda leader is captured Peter Finn 2011
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One targeted the intelligence service headquarters of the Kurdistan Democratic Party, which is led by Massoud Barzani, president of the semiautonomous northern Kurdish region.
Bombs Kill 8 in Kurdish City Ben Lando 2011
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U.S. intelligence officials think that bin Laden and Zawahiri remain in hiding in Pakistan's rugged and semiautonomous tribal belt where the CIA continues to hunt them.
Panetta outlines plan for bin Laden's detention if al-Qaeda leader is captured Peter Finn 2011
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He has described the charges as part of a political vendetta by Mr. Maliki and for the past four weeks has taken shelter in the northern semiautonomous Kurdistan region, which is a state-within-a-state out of Baghdad's control.
Iraqi Forces Battle Insurgents Sam Dagher 2012
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