Meanings
nounsemiautonomy (uncountable)
- uncountableThe quality of being semiautonomous.
Beijing says it wants to safeguard “one country, two systems,” the principle that supposedly guarantees Hong Kong’s semiautonomy from the mainland.
2020 May 22, Lewis Lau Yiu-man, “China Doesn’t Just Want to Control Hong Kong”, in The New York Times
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Rhymes with semiautonomy
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semiautonomy. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/semiautonomy
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“semiautonomy.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/semiautonomy. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “semiautonomy,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/semiautonomy.
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