[self-di-tur-muh-ney-shuh
n, self-] 
| 1. | determination by oneself or itself, without outside influence. |
| 2. | freedom to live as one chooses, or to act or decide without consulting another or others. |
| 3. | the determining by the people of the form their government shall have, without reference to the wishes of any other nation, esp. by people of a territory or former colony. |
| self-de·ter·mi·na·tion (sělf'dĭ-tûr'mə-nā'shən) n.
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