Definition of constituent adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary
constituent
adjective
kənˈstɪtjuənt kənˈstʃuənt
[only before noun] (formal) forming or helping to make a wholeto break something up into its constituent parts/elementsthe country's constituent republics
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