autonomist

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/ɔːˈtɒnəmɪst/

noun

An advocate of autonomy or autonomism.

OriginEnglish autonomy ← Ancient Greek αὐτονομῐ́ᾱ (autonomĭ́ā) ← Proto-Hellenic *némō →
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Meanings

nounautonomist (plural autonomists)

plural autonomists

  1. An advocate of autonomy or autonomism.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₂ew
  2. Proto-Indo-European*tó-
  3. Proto-Hellenic*autós
  4. Proto-Indo-European*h₂ew
  5. Ancient Greekαὖ (aû)
  6. Ancient Greekτόν (tón)
  7. Ancient Greekαὐτός (autós)
  8. Ancient Greekαὐτο- (auto-)
  9. Proto-Indo-European*nem-
  10. Proto-Indo-European*németi
  11. Proto-Hellenic*némō
  12. Ancient Greekνέμω (némō)
  13. Ancient Greekνόμος (nómos)
  14. Ancient Greekαὐτόνομος (autónomos)
  15. Ancient Greekαὐτονομῐ́ᾱ (autonomĭ́ā)
  16. Englishautonomy
  17. Englishautonomist

From autonomy + -ist.

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Translations

Bulgarian автономи́ст
  • автономи́ст (avtonomíst)Translations
Catalan autonomista
  • autonomistaTranslations
Finnish autonomisti
  • autonomistiTranslations
Polish autonomista, autonomistka
  • autonomistaTranslations
  • autonomistkaTranslations
Cite this entry
APA

autonomist. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/autonomist

MLA

“autonomist.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/autonomist. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “autonomist,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/autonomist.

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