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Autonomous Adj Self Governing Island Colony Matters Receives Orders

Word autonomous
Part of Speech ADJ.
Definition self-governing.
Sentence This island is a colony; however, in most matters, it is autonomous and receives no orders from the mother country.  The islanders are an independent lot and would fight to preserve their autonomy.

Tags: hf, psat

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