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Definition of self-governing adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

self-governing

adjective

/ˌself ˈɡʌvənɪŋ/

/ˌself ˈɡʌvərnɪŋ/

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(of a country or an organization) governed or controlled by its own people or members, not by others
- a self-governing community
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
Self-governing is used with these nouns:
colony
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