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10 Language-to-English DictionariesAutonomous Region
/ɔːˈtɒn.ə.məs ˈriː.dʒən/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
An administrative subdivision or area of a country that has been granted a certain degree of autonomy, self-government, or freedom from an external authority.
"The government granted special cultural and political rights to the autonomous region." - 2
A territory with a population differing from the majority of the country, often possessing specific legislative powers regarding local affairs.
"Several ethnic minorities reside within the borders of the northern autonomous region."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the combination of 'autonomous', originating from Greek 'autonomos' (self-governing, from 'autos' meaning self and 'nomos' meaning law), and 'region', from Latin 'regio' (direction, boundary, district). The compound term became prominent in modern geopolitics and international law during the 20th century to designate sub-national administrative divisions with high degrees of self-governance.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Autonomous Region" is said worldwide
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région autonome
Transliteration: ʁe.ʒjɔ̃ o.tɔ.nɔm
"Cette île possède le statut de région autonome."
autonome Region
Transliteration: aʊ̯toˈnoːmə ʁeˈɡi̯oːn
"Die Provinz wurde zu einer autonomen Region erklärt."
regione autonoma
Transliteration: reˈdʒoːne auˈtɔːnoma
"La Sicilia è una regione autonoma d'Italia."
región autónoma
Transliteration: reˈxjon auˈtonoma
"Cada región autónoma tiene su propio estatuto de autonomía."
região autônoma
Transliteration: ʁeˈʒɐ̃w awˈtõnoma
"Os Açores formam uma região autônoma de Portugal."
स्वायत्त क्षेत्र
Transliteration: swāyatta kṣētra
"इस प्रांत को एक स्वायत्त क्षेत्र का दर्जा प्राप्त है।"
自治区
Transliteration: zìzhìqū
"西藏是中国的一个自治区。"
자치구
Transliteration: jachigu
"그 지역은 국가 내에서 자치구로 지정되었습니다."
自治区
Transliteration: jichiku
"その地域は特別自治区として運営されている。"
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