释义
[ sem-ee-in-di-pen -duh nt ] SHOW IPA
/ ˌsɛm iˌɪn dɪˈpɛn dənt / PHONETIC RESPELLING
adjective (of a political entity) having substantial self-government in regard to local matters but subordinate in such external matters as foreign policy; semiautonomous.
Origin of semi-independent First recorded in 1855–60
OTHER WORDS FROM semi-independent sem·i-in·de·pend·ent·ly, adverb Words nearby semi-independent semigroup, semih., semihard, semihardy, semiheavy water, semi-independent , semiliquid, semiliterate, Sémillon, semilogarithmic, semilunar
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Example sentences from the Web for semi-independent Instead, Scroppo said, “I based the [categorization of] semi-independent status on the test that I administered to him.”
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Each was run as a semi-independent entity, preserving stylistic and technological independence.
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However, the semi-independent princes of Piedmont deposed him, and caused him to be put to death.
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Another legion was sent to the East; and the semi-independent princes and dynasts were exhorted to support Corbulo with zeal.
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A similar change came about in Flanders, where the semi-independent towns came under the control of the dukes of Burgundy.
An Introduction to the Industrial and Social History of England | Edward Potts Cheyney
Thus this professed enemy of republican principles became the head of a semi-independent little republic.
Give Me Liberty | Thomas J. Wertenbaker
It was said that Wyatt had built up for himself a semi-independent command, and was becoming a great scourge.
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