(of a person or their thinking) self-reliant; not dependent on others for support or help

(of a country, government, or organization) sovereign; free from external control or intervention

to stand by oneself; to be solitary

to separate from a larger organization or parent unit to become a self-governing entity

surpassing all others; peerless; unparalleled (often used in literary contexts to describe beauty or character)

solitary and without support; helpless

(of a military unit) reporting directly to a higher-level command rather than the standard immediate superior unit