semiautonomous

See also: semi-autonomous

English

Alternative forms

• semi-autonomous

Etymology

From semi- +‎ autonomous.

Adjective

semiautonomous (not comparable)

1. Partially, but not fully, autonomous.

   Hong Kong is a semiautonomous region of China.

   • 2015 April 2, Aaron M. Kessler and Bill Vlasic, “Semiautonomous Driving Arrives, Feature by Feature”, in The New York Times‎^[1]:

     And they plan to introduce even more advanced semiautonomous capabilities in the coming months.

   • 2024 May 14, Yan Zhuang, “Curfew Imposed Amid Protests in Pacific Territory of New Caledonia”, in The New York Times‎^[2]:

     The authorities in New Caledonia, a semiautonomous French territory in the South Pacific, put a curfew in place on Tuesday and banned all public gatherings after protests over a proposed constitutional change turned violent overnight.

Derived terms

• semiautonomously

Related terms

• semiautonomy

Translations

partially, but not fully, autonomous

• Catalan: semiautònom
• Hungarian: félautonóm
• Italian: semiautonomo
• Portuguese: semiautónomo (Portugal), semiautônomo (Brazil)
• Romanian: semiautonom
• Spanish: semiautónomo