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Meanings of autonomous area in English

Russian
административная автономия
Portuguese
divisões administrativas autónomas
Spanish
división administrativa autónoma
Catalan
divisió administrativa autònoma

Region with some freedom from its central government.

      административная автономия
      Usage of autonomous area in English
      1
      A southern Philippine island that has been the scene of a prolonged hostage crisis voted to join a Muslim autonomous area, officials said today.
      The Irish Times
      2
      Although a "no" vote is highly unlikely, it is possible that some areas invited to join the proposed autonomous area might reject the offer.
      Reuters
      3
      More autonomous areas, it can be province-level.
      Wired
      4
      Syrian Kurds are considering combining three autonomous areas of northern Syria into a federal arrangement, a step that could pave the way to Syria's breakup.
      Reuters