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🇯🇵Japanese Source WordCode: JA

自己決定

Pronunciation / Transliteration: jiko kettei

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Self-determination/ˌsɛlf.dɪˌtɜː.mɪˈneɪ.ʃən/
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🇯🇵 Example Sentence in Japanese:

"自己決定は重要な人権です。"

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    The process by which a person or group controls their own life and makes their own choices.

    "The community's self-determination led to the establishment of its own governance."
  2. 2

    The right of a people to determine their own political status and pursue their economic, social, and cultural development.

    "Self-determination is a fundamental principle in international law."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the English prefix 'self-' combined with 'determination', originating from Middle English 'determinacion' via Old French from Latin 'determinatio'. The compound gained widespread political and philosophical currency in the 20th century, particularly through international law and the principle of sovereign autonomy.

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