Dictionary

self-determination en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ˌsɛlfdɪˌtɜː(ɹ)mɪˈneɪʃən/
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Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *swé? Proto-Indo-European *selbʰ-der. Proto-Germanic *selbaz Old English self Old English self- Middle English self- English self- English determination English self-determination From self- + determination.

Meanings

1. (uncountable) The ability or human right to make one's own decisions without interference from others
2. (uncountable) The political independence of a people.
   • The Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) has categorically ruled out any new negotiations saying the future of the Falklands can only be decided by the islanders themselves in accordance with the UN principle of self-determination. 2013 January 3, Luke Harding, Uki Goni, The Guardian:
3. (qualifier:international law, 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.

Relateds

territorial integrity

Translations (46)

ru самоопределе́ние (political independence of a people) · tr otodeterminasyon (political independence of a people) · ar تَقْرِيرُ المَصِير (political independence of a people) · bg самоопределе́ние (political independence of a people) · ka თვითგამორკვევა (ability or right to make one's own decisions without interference from others) · ga féinchinntiúchán (political independence of a people) · hi आत्मनिर्णय (ability or right to make one's own decisions without interference from others) · pt autodeterminação (political independence of a people) · hy ինքնորոշում (political independence of a people) · nb sjølbestemmelse (political independence of a people) · hi आत्मनिर्णय (political independence of a people) · es autodeterminación (political independence of a people) · bg самоопределяне (ability or right to make one's own decisions without interference from others) · pl samostanowienie (political independence of a people) · cy hunanbenderfyniad (political independence of a people) · pl samostanowienie (ability or right to make one's own decisions without interference from others) · ka თვითგამორკვევა (political independence of a people) · ca autodeterminació (political independence of a people) · fi itsemääräämisoikeus (political independence of a people) · cmn 自決 /自决 (political independence of a people) · ro autodeterminare (political independence of a people) · lt apsisprendimas (political independence of a people) · mi tino rangatiratanga (political independence of a people) · mi motuhaketanga (political independence of a people) · sv självbestämmande (political independence of a people) · cs sebeurčení (political independence of a people) · hi स्वायत्तता (political independence of a people) · ga féinchinneadh (political independence of a people) · gl autodeterminación (political independence of a people) · kk өзін-өзі билеу (political independence of a people) · fr autodétermination (political independence of a people) · nv tʼáá hó ájítʼéego (political independence of a people) · hu önrendelkezés (political independence of a people) · vi sự tự quyết (political independence of a people) · ko 자결권 (political independence of a people) · de Selbstbestimmung (political independence of a people) · mk самоопределување (political independence of a people) · vi quyền tự quyết (political independence of a people) · da selvbestemmelse (political independence of a people) · nl zelfbeschikking (political independence of a people) · fa تعیین سرنوشت (political independence of a people) · uk самовизначення (political independence of a people) · nb selvbestemmelse (political independence of a people) · it autodeterminazione (political independence of a people) · el αυτοδιάθεση (political independence of a people) · nrf dêtèrminnâtion dé sé (political independence of a people)