Autonomous - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |ɔːˈtɑːnəməs|  American pronunciation of the word autonomous
Brit.  |ɔːˈtɒnəməs|  British pronunciation of the word autonomous

adjective

- (of political bodies) not controlled by outside forces (syn: independent, self-governing, sovereign)
an autonomous judiciary
- existing as an independent entity
the partitioning of India created two separate and autonomous jute economies
- (of persons) free from external control and constraint in e.g. action and judgment (syn: self-directed, self-reliant)

Extra examples

...Native American nations are regarded as autonomous in many respects and thus not subject to a number of state and local laws....

Galicia is an autonomous region of Spain.

The federation is formed of several autonomous republics.

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