self-determination
самовизначення
самоопределение
Selbstbestimmung
The ability or human right to make one's own decisions without interference from othersThe ability or human right to make one's own decisions without interference from others
/ˌsɛlfdɪˌtɜː(ɹ)mɪˈneɪʃən/
Meaning
3 senses(uncountable)The ability or human right to make one's own decisions without interference from others
(uncountable)The political independence of a people.
Selbstbestimmung
самоопределе́ниеsamoopredelénije
самовизначенняsamovyznačennja
government of a political unit by its own people
(uncountable)The collective right of a people to determine its own destiny in the international order, to choose its own political status and to determine its own form of economic, cultural and social development.
Translations
9 languagesУкраїнська
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Synonyms
2 synonymsClose in meaning
- government of a political unit by its own people:self-governmentself-rule
Word family
1 related wordsRelatedterritorial integrity
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable