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Partially, but not fully, autonomous.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
Examples
- Hong Kong is a semiautonomous region of China.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *sem- Proto-Indo-European *sēmi Latin sēmi-bor. English semi- Proto-Indo-European *h2ewder.? Proto-Indo-European *sóder.? Proto-Indo-European *h2ewder. Ancient Greek αὖ (aû) Ancient Greek τόν (tón)? Ancient Greek αὐτός (autós) Ancient Greek αὐτο- (auto-) Proto-Indo-European *nem-der. Proto-Indo-European *németi Proto-Hellenic *némō Ancient Greek νέμω (némō) Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Hellenic *-os Ancient Greek -ος (-os) Ancient Greek νόμος (nómos) ▲ Proto-Hellenic *-os Ancient Greek -ος (-os) Ancient Greek αὐτόνομος (autónomos) Proto-Indo-European *-h2 Proto-Indo-European *-éh2 Proto-Indo-European *-i-eh2 Proto-Hellenic *-íā Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ (-ĭ́ā) Ancient Greek αὐτονομῐ́ᾱ (autonomĭ́ā)bor. English autonomy Proto-Indo-European *h3ed- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *h3édosder.? Proto-Italic *-ŏ̄dsos? Old Latin -ōssus Latin -ōsus Old French -usbor. Middle English -ous English -ous English autonomous English semiautonomous From semi- + autonomous.
Across languages
Translations
9 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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Catalan:
semiautònom
— partially, but not fully, autonomous
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German:
teilautonom
— partially, but not fully, autonomous
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Hungarian:
félautonóm
— partially, but not fully, autonomous
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Italian:
semiautonomo
— partially, but not fully, autonomous
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Portuguese:
semiautónomo
— partially, but not fully, autonomous
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Portuguese:
semiautônomo
— partially, but not fully, autonomous
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Romanian:
semiautonom
— partially, but not fully, autonomous
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Spanish:
semiautónomo
— partially, but not fully, autonomous
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Welsh:
lled-ymreolus
— partially, but not fully, autonomous