semi-independent

[sem-ee-in-di-pen-duhnt]

sem·i-in·de·pend·ent

[sem-ee-in-di-pen-duhnt]
adjective
(of a political entity) having substantial self-government in regard to local matters but subordinate in such external matters as foreign policy; semiautonomous.

Origin:
1855–60

sem·i-in·de·pend·ent·ly, adverb
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