See self-contained in All languages combined, or Wiktionary
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"alt": "じきゅうの",
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"lang_code": "ja",
"roman": "jikyū no",
"sense": "not requiring external or additional support",
"word": "自給の"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"lang_code": "pt",
"sense": "not requiring external or additional support",
"word": "independente"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"lang_code": "ru",
"roman": "avtonómnyj",
"sense": "not requiring external or additional support",
"word": "автоно́мный"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"lang_code": "ru",
"roman": "nezavísimyj",
"sense": "not requiring external or additional support",
"word": "незави́симый"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"lang_code": "ru",
"roman": "samostojátelʹnyj",
"sense": "not requiring external or additional support",
"word": "самостоя́тельный"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"lang_code": "es",
"sense": "not requiring external or additional support",
"word": "autónomo"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"lang_code": "es",
"sense": "not requiring external or additional support",
"word": "independiente"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"lang_code": "es",
"sense": "not requiring external or additional support",
"word": "autárquico"
},
{
"code": "vi",
"lang": "Vietnamese",
"lang_code": "vi",
"sense": "not requiring external or additional support",
"word": "khép kín"
}
],
"word": "self-contained"
}
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