1.  self-determination(n = noun.state) self-government, self-rule - government of a political unit by its own people;
is a kind of autonomy, liberty
has particulars: sovereignty, local option, home rule

2.  self-determination(n = noun.attribute) - determination of one's own fate or course of action without compulsion;
is a kind of discretion, free will

   Determination by one's self; or, determination of one's acts or states without the necessitating force of motives; -- applied to the voluntary or activity. [1913 Webster]

self-determination, n.
1 a nation's right to determine its own allegiance, government, etc.
2 the ability to act with free will, as opposed to fatalism etc.

Derivative:
self-determined adj. self-determining adj.