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self-de·ter·min·ing | \ ˌself-di-ˈtər-mə-niŋ 
, -ˈtərm-niŋ \
, -ˈtərm-niŋ \Definition of self-determining
: capable of determining one's or its own acts
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The first known use of self-determining was in 1662
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