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say it: SELF-guhv-ur-ning
self-governing is an adjective meaning "(of political bodies) not controlled by outside forces". It is pronounced /ˈsɛlfˈɡʌvɚnɪŋ/ — SELF-guhv-ur-ning. It carries one recorded sense.
(of political bodies) not controlled by outside forces
“an autonomous judiciary”
“a sovereign state”
Definitions, synonyms and semantic relations for self-governing come from Princeton University’s WordNet. The pronunciation comes from the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary. Commonness is measured against a corpus of everyday English. Full sources and licences.