semi-independent

semi-independent
semi-independently, adv.
/sem'ee in'di pen"deuhnt/, adj.
(of a political entity) having substantial self-government in regard to local matters but subordinate in such external matters as foreign policy; semiautonomous.
[1855-60]

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