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semi-in·de·pen·dent | \ ˌse-mē-ˌin-də-ˈpen-dənt 
, ˌse-ˌmī-, -mi- \
, ˌse-ˌmī-, -mi- \Definition of semi-independent
: partially independent specifically : semiautonomous
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The first known use of semi-independent was in 1853
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